ellipticus, Cymatogaster Gibbons [W. P.] 1854:124 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 1610] San Francisco Bay, California, U.S.A. No types known. •Valid as Hyperprosopon ellipticum (Gibbons 1854) -- (Tarp 1952:34 [ref. 12250], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:230 [ref. 9277], Peden & Hughes 1986:6 [ref. 9714], McAllister 1990:153 [ref. 14674], 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. 2021:173 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:160 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hyperprosopon ellipticum (Gibbons 1854). Embiotocidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: British Columbia (Canada) south to Pacific coast of northern Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.