gemmata, Garmannia Ginsburg [I.] 1939:3, Fig. 2 [Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections v. 98 (no. 14); ref. 17194] Old Providence Island, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 107291. Paratypes: USNM 107109 (1). Additional material: YPM 1692 (1) included with some doubt so not a type. •Valid as Gobiosoma gemmata (Ginsburg 1939) -- (Cervigón 1994:190 [ref. 24488], Rüber et al. 2003:1597 [ref. 26969]). •Valid as Elacatinus gemmatus (Ginsburg 1939) -- (Hoese & Reader 2001:157 [ref. 26035], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1793 [ref. 27111]). •Valid as Tigrigobius gemmatum [sic] (Ginsburg 1939) -- (Smith et al. 2003:65 [ref. 27621]). •Valid as Tigrigobius gemmatus (Ginsburg 1939) -- (Van Tassell 2011:156 [ref. 31732], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:80 [ref. 33341], Parenti 2021:280 [ref. 38603], Page et al. 2023:124 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Tigrigobius gemmatus (Ginsburg 1939). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas south to Trinidad and Tobago, including Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.
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