mexicanus, Auchenopterus Gilbert [C. H.] 1904:269, Pl. 29 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 3) v. 3 (no. 9); ref. 12422] La Paz, Mexico, Baja California, Gulf of California. Holotype: CAS-SU 6486. Paratypes: (1) CAS-SU 238 (11). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:95 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Paraclinus mexicanus (Gilbert 1904) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:235 [ref. 22193], Hastings in Fischer et al. 1995:1014 [ref. 22829], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:254 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:209 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:164 [ref. 27807], Patzner et al. 2009:464 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:170 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:199 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:155 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Paraclinus mexicanus (Gilbert 1904). Labrisomidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Ecuador, including Cocos Island (Costa Rica). Habitat: marine.