byersi, Dactyloscopus Dawson [C. E.] 1969:45, Figs. 1-5 [Copeia 1969 (no. 1); ref. 7808] Northeastern end of new break-water, Manzanillo harbor, about 19°03'47"N, 104°19'13"W, Colima, Mexico, depth 0-1.5 meters. Holotype: USNM 202829. Paratypes: ANSP 109543 [not 109534] (2); BMNH 1976.4.8.1-2 (2); GCRL 2527 (2, c&s), 2528 (2); INIBP uncat. (2); USNM 202830-31 (1 allotype, 4). Plus other material, incl. BMNH 1976.4.8.1-2 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:98 [ref. 13621], Springer & Orrell 1996:12 [ref. 22274]. Named after Major and Mrs. Joseph Byers, the correct species epithet would be byersorum (ICZN Art. 31.1.2). •Valid as Dactyloscopus byersi Dawson 1969 -- (Love et al. 2005:152 [ref. 37547]). •Valid as Dactyloscopus byersorum Dawson 1969 -- (Dawson 1975:26 [ref. 7121], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:119 [ref. 24545], Nelson et al. 2004:162 [ref. 27807], Patzner et al. 2009:471 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:9 [ref. 31156], Page et al. 2013:167 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:157 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Dactyloscopus byersorum Dawson 1969. Dactyloscopidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Paific coast of southern Baja California (Mexico) south to Ecuador, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.