microlepis, Microgobius Longley [W. H.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1940:257, Fig. 17 [Papers Tortugas Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington v. 32; ref. 2822] Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 108868. Paratypes: (35) USNM 108880 (now 37). •Valid as Microgobius microlepis Longley & Hildebrand 1940 -- (Birdsong 1981:276 [ref. 5425], Robins & Ray 1986:252 [ref. 23100], Rüber et al. 2003:1598 [ref. 26969], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1794 [ref. 27111], Smith et al. 2003:64 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:172 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:720 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:94 [ref. 37265], Van Tassell 2011:168 [ref. 31732], Van Tassell et al. 2012:88 [ref. 31948], Tornabene et al. 2012:41 [ref. 32138], Page et al. 2013:178 [ref. 32708], Parenti 2021:275 [ref. 38603], Page et al. 2023:124 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Microgobius microlepis Longley & Hildebrand 1940. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: east coast of Florida (U.S.A.) south to Belize, including eastern and southern Gulf of Mexico and northwestern Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.