genie, Gobiosoma (Elacatinus) Böhlke [J. E.] & Robins [C. R.] 1968:109, Fig. 11 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 120; ref. 609] Great Bahama Bank, Nassau vicinity, Bahamas, depth 6-13 feet. Holotype: ANSP 110574. Paratypes: AMNH 20619-20 (1, 1), 20621 (7, destroyed); ANSP (80, 5 c&s, 4 missing, 27 lots); MCZ 45884 (3); MNHN 1971-0045 [ex UF 12342] (1); TU 48781 (1); UF (now 13, 6 lots); UF [ex UMML] (44, 12 lots); UMMZ 187471 (3); USNM 202367-69 (1, 1, 5). Type catalog: Suttkus 1970:128 [ref. 20861], Gilbert 1974:112 [ref. 21035], Böhlke 1984:106 [ref. 13621], Bauchot et al. 1991:24 [ref. 19958], Bart & Taylor 1993:66 [ref. 20906]. •Valid as Gobiosoma genie Böhlke & Robins 1968 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:250 [ref. 23100], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:168 [ref. 27754], Rüber et al. 2003:1596 [ref. 26969]). •Valid as Elacatinus genie (Böhlke & Robins 1968) -- (Hoese & Reader 2001:157 [ref. 26035], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1793 [ref. 27111], Nelson et al. 2004:171 [ref. 27807], Colin 2010:38, 42 [ref. 30879] with color morphs, Van Tassell 2011:152 [ref. 31732], Victor 2014:25 [ref. 33549], Parenti 2021:266 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Elacatinus genie (Böhlke & Robins 1968). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Cuba and Cayman Islands. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.