oceanops, Elacatinus Jordan [D. S.] 1904:542, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2400] Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype: CAS-SU 8365. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8701 (2); USNM 107312 [ex USFC 2757] (1), 134265 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:111 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gobiosoma oceanops (Jordan 1904) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:251 [ref. 23100], Schwartz 1999:287 [ref. 25307], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:168 [ref. 27754]). •Valid as Elacatinus oceanops Jordan 1904 -- (Hoese & Reader 2001:157 [ref. 26035], Colin 2002:6 [ref. 26436], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1793 [ref. 27111], Smith et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:171 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:697 [ref. 28815], Taylor & Akins 2007:45 [ref. 29023], Randall & Colin 2009:37 [ref. 30307], Randall & Lobel 2009:11 [ref. 30249], Colin 2010:38, 41 [ref. 30879], Van Tassell 2011:152 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:176 [ref. 32708], Robertson et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34961], Parenti 2021:267 [ref. 38603], Page et al. 2023:122 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Elacatinus oceanops Jordan 1904. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.