signatus, Microgobius Poey [F.] 1876:169 [127], Pl. 8 [5] (fig. 3) [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876); ref. 3510] Cuba. Lectotype: MCZ 13127. Paralectotypes: MCZ 45904 (1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:215 [ref. 22926] with largest of 3 types as holotype. Lectotype designated by Birdsong 1981:274 [ref. 5425]. On p. 127 of separate. Lectotype selected by Birdsong 1981:274 [ref. 5425]. •Valid as Microgobius signatus Poey 1876 -- (Birdsong 1975 [ref. 17218], Birdsong 1981:273 [ref. 5425], Cervigón 1994:205 [ref. 24488], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1794 [ref. 27111], Van Tassell 2011:168 [ref. 31732], Van Tassell et al. 2012:88 [ref. 31948], Tornabene et al. 2012:41 [ref. 32138], Parenti 2021:275 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Microgobius signatus Poey 1876. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cuba south to Venezuela, including southeastern Gulf of Mexico (Cuba) and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.