louisae, Gobiosoma (Elacatinus) Böhlke [J. E.] & Robins [C. R.] 1968:90, Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 120; ref. 609] Off northern side of Georgetown, west side of Grand Cayman Island, depth 100-115 feet. Holotype: ANSP 110691. Paratypes: AMNH 26242 (1); ANSP 110692 (1, c&s), 111072-73 (1, 1); UF 13399 (1), 13431 (2), 13603 (1), 13624 (1), 13711 (1), 13730 (1), 13754 (1), 223436 [ex UMML 23436] (1); USNM 202376 (1). Type catalog: Gilbert 1974:112 [ref. 21035], Böhlke 1984:108 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Gobiosoma louisae Böhlke & Robins 1968 -- (Claro et al. 2000:23 [ref. 26458] as louisiae, Rüber et al. 2003:1596 [ref. 26969]). •Valid as Elacatinus louisae (Böhlke & Robins 1968) -- (Hoese & Reader 2001:157 [ref. 26035], Colin 2002:4 [ref. 26436], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1793 [ref. 27111], Smith et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:171 [ref. 27807], Randall & Lobel 2009:11 [ref. 30249], Colin 2010:38, 47 [ref. 30879] with color morphs, Van Tassell 2011:152 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:176 [ref. 32708], Parenti 2021:266 [ref. 38603], Page et al. 2023:122 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Elacatinus louisae (Böhlke & Robins 1968). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas and northwestern Caribbean Sea (Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.
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