vacca, Damalichthys Girard [C. F.] 1855:320 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 1820] Fort Steilacoom, Puget Sound, Washington, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 548 (1). •Valid as Rhacochilus vacca (Girard 1855) -- (Tarp 1952:56 [ref. 12250], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:664 [ref. 25968], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:133 [ref. 37547], Kells et al. 2016:262 [ref. 35888]). •Valid as Damalichthys vacca Girard 1855 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:228 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:154 [ref. 14674], Page et al. 2013:158 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:56 [ref. 34694]). •Valid as Phanerodon vacca (Girard 1855) -- (Longo et al. 2018:592 [ref. 36149], Burton & Lea 2019:80 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:173 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:160 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Phanerodon vacca (Girard 1855). Embiotocidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern British Columbia (anada) south to Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico), including Guadalupe Island (Mexico). Habitat: marine.