horsti, Gobiosoma Metzelaar [J.] 1922:139, Fig. 2 [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 22; ref. 5741] Caracas Bay, southwestern Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Lectotype: ZMA 101446 (43.5 mm SL). Paralectotypes: ZMA 101446 (1 of 2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:98 [ref. 19236] as syntypes. Lectotype selected by Böhlke & Robins 1968:79, fig. caption [ref. 609]. •Valid as Gobiosoma horsti Metzelaar 1922 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:250 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1994:192 [ref. 24488], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:168 [ref. 27754], Rüber et al. 2003:1596 [ref. 26969]). •Valid as Elacatinus horsti (Metzelaar 1922) -- (Hoese & Reader 2001:157 [ref. 26035], Colin 2002:4 [ref. 26436], Collette et al. 2003:122 [ref. 26784], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1793 [ref. 27111], Smith et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:171 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:695 [ref. 28815], Randall & Lobel 2009:11 [ref. 30249], Colin 2010:38, 44 [ref. 30879] with color morphs, Van Tassell 2011:152 [ref. 31732], Victor 2014:25 [ref. 33549], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:72 [ref. 39585]). Current status: Valid as Elacatinus horsti (Metzelaar 1922). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.