metzelaari, Evermannichthys Hubbs [C. L.] 1923:2 [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 144; ref. 2230] Fuikbay and Schottegat, Curaçao. Syntypes: (many) BMNH 1910.1.8.11-12 (2); USNM 160662 (4); ZMA 103169 (6). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:97 [ref. 19236]. Replacement name for Evermannichthys spongicola Metzelaar 1919, secondarily preoccupied by Garmania spongicola Radcliffe 1917 when both are placed in Evermannichthys. •Valid as Evermannichthys metzelaari Hubbs 1923 -- (Gilbert & Burgess 1986:157 [ref. 5949], Cervigón 1994:166 [ref. 24488], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1793 [ref. 27111], Van Tassell 2011:153 [ref. 31732], Parenti 2021:269 [ref. 38603], Page et al. 2023:122 [ref. 40505]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Evermannichthys metzelaari Hubbs 1923. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.