pantherinum, Gobiosoma Pellegrin [J.] 1901:165 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 14764] In sargassum floating in Gulf of California, Mexico. Syntypes: AMNH 12232 (2); MNHN 1897-0781 (1), 1901-0295 and 0296 (3, 3). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:25 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Barbulifer pantherinus (Pellegrin 1901) -- (Hoese & Larson 1985:335 [ref. 6787], Allen & Robertson 1994:258 [ref. 22193], Hoese in Fischer et al. 1995:1134 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:160 [ref. 24545], Thomson et al. 2000:239 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:169 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:161 [ref. 37547], Joyeux et al. 2009:65 [ref. 30108], Van Tassell 2011:151 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:174 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:204 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:261 [ref. 38603], Page et al. 2023:120 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Barbulifer pantherinus (Pellegrin 1901). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico), and southern and central Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.