lateralis, Embiotoca Agassiz [L.] 1854:366 [28] [American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2) v. 17; ref. 70] San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Possible syntypes: MNHN A-8845 (2), A-8846 (1), 2667 (2); SMNS 1218 (2) ex MCZ in 1864. On p. 28 of separate. •Valid as Ditrema laterale (Agassiz 1854) -- (Herrera 1896:57 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz 1854 -- (Tarp 1952:62 [ref. 12250], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:229 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:153 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:663 [ref. 25968], Nelson et al. 2004:153 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:133 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:158 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:57 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:258 [ref. 35888], Longo et al. 2018:595 [ref. 36149], Burton & Lea 2019:80 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:172 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz 1854. Embiotocidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of northern Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.