fallax, Dactyloscopus pectoralis Dawson [C. E.] 1975:37, Fig. 21 [Science Bulletin, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County No. 22; ref. 7121] Ensenada de Chacala, Nayarit, Mexico. Holotype: LACM W58-11-1. Paratypes: GCRL 8501 (4, c&s), 8504 (6, c&s), 10652 (2), 10653 (4), 10694 (2), 10695 (2); SIO 12-63 (23) (ex UCLA W58-11), 62-25 (19), 62-56 (23), 68-175 (4); UCLA W52-112 (12); UCR 129-28 (3). Plus other material. Type catalog: Angulo et al. 2015:373 [ref. 35212]. •Synonym of Dactyloscopus pectoralis Gill 1861, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:223 [ref. 22193], Herrera & Lavenberg 2002:6 [ref. 25975]). •Valid as Dactyloscopus fallax Dawson 1975 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:471 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:167 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:157 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Dactyloscopus fallax Dawson 1975. Dactyloscopidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Mexico. Habitat: marine.