tridigitatus, Dactyloscopus Gill [T. N.] 1859:132 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 1792] Barbados, West Indies. Syntypes: USNM 6307 (3, poor condition). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:15 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Dactyloscopus tridigitatus Gill 1859 -- (Dawson 1982:53 [ref. 1072], Robins & Ray 1986:218 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1994:113 [ref. 24488], Aguilera 1998:52 [ref. 24221], Doyle 1998:33 [ref. 24430], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:304 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:165 [ref. 27754], Williams 2003:1752 [ref. 27109], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:94 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:47 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:162 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:581 [ref. 28815], Patzner et al. 2009:472 [ref. 30396], Matamoros et al. 2009:23 [ref. 31241], Page et al. 2013:167 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:66 [ref. 33341], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:77 [ref. 38844], Carvalho-Filho 2023:221 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Dactyloscopus tridigitatus Gill 1859. Dactyloscopidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.