connectens, Lethops Hubbs [C. L.] 1926:5, Pl. 1 [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 169; ref. 2234] Carmel Bay, California, U.S.A. Holotype: UMMZ 63281. Paratypes: UMMZ 63282 (2). •Valid as Lethops connectens Hubbs 1926 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:263 [ref. 9277], Nelson et al. 2004:172 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:162 [ref. 37547], Proudlove 2006:269 [ref. 28992], Van Tassell 2011:144 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:177 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:306 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:91 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:205 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:327 [ref. 38603], Page et al. 2023:123 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lethops connectens Hubbs 1926. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of northern Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.