rhessodon, Gobiesox Smith [R.] 1881:140 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 208); ref. 18282] Point Loma, San Diego County, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: BMNH 1884.10.15.4 (1) from Smith, CAS-SU 1403 (1), USNM 28396 (orig. about 50, now 3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:146 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gobiesox rhessodon Smith 1881 -- (Briggs 1955:102 [ref. 637], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:109 [ref. 9277], Nelson et al. 2004:168 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:159 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:302 [ref. 35888], Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287], Love et al. 2021:202 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:152 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox rhessodon Smith 1881. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico). Habitat: marine.