rubrifrons, Gobiosoma Fowler [H. W.] 1944:282, Fig. 237 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Tide pool at Saboga, Perlas Islands, (Pacific) Panama. Holotype (unique): ANSP 70075. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:109 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Elacatinus puncticulatus (Ginsburg 1938) -- (Hoese & Reader 2001:165 [ref. 26035]). •Valid as Elacatinus rubrifrons (Fowler 1944) -- (Sandoval-Huerta et al. 2019:283 [ref. 37390]) Current status: Valid as Elacatinus rubrifrons (Fowler 1944). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Gulf of Panama, Panama to El Choco, Colombia. Habitat: marine.