stephensae, Neoclinus Hubbs [Clark L.] 1953:15, Fig. 12 [Copeia 1953 (no. 1); ref. 12698] Off the eastern coast of South Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico, depth 10 fathoms. Holotype: CAS-SU 16331. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22518 (1), TNHC 2007 (1), USNM 160617 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:98 [ref. 12291], Springer & Orrell 1996:10 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Neoclinus stephensae Hubbs 1953 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:244 [ref. 9277], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:157 [ref. 37547], Patzner et al. 2009:471 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:172 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:300 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:89 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:200 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:156 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Neoclinus stephensae Hubbs 1953. Chaenopsidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.
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