guttatus, Astroscopus Abbott [C. C.] 1860:365, Pl. 7 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 12; ref. 15621] Cape May, New Jersey, U.S.A. Holotype: ANSP 22722. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:165 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Astroscopus guttatus Abbott 1860 -- (Berry & Anderson 1961:573 [ref. 37362], Smith 1986:439 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:220 [ref. 23100], Pietsch 1989:298 [ref. 12541], Murdy et al. 1997:190 [ref. 23144], Nelson et al. 2004:161 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:166 [ref. 32708], Vilasri 2013:88 [ref. 33304], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 19 [ref. 38321] misidentified). Current status: Valid as Astroscopus guttatus Abbott 1860. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic: New York south to North Carolina (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.