macrodon, Gobiosoma Beebe [W.] & Tee-Van [J.] 1928:226, Fig. [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 15836] Lamentin Reef, Port-au-Prince Bay, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype (unique): USNM 170896 [ex NYZS 7462]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:133 [ref. 20648]. •Valid as Gobiosoma macrodon Beebe & Tee-Van 1928 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:251 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1994:194 [ref. 24488], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:317 [ref. 25013], Rüber et al. 2003:1598 [ref. 26969]). •Valid as Elacatinus macrodon (Beebe & Tee-Van 1928) -- (Hoese & Reader 2001:157 [ref. 26035], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1793 [ref. 27111], Nelson et al. 2004:171 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:696 [ref. 28815], Taylor & Akins 2007:45 [ref. 29023], Page et al. 2013:176 [ref. 32708]). •Valid as Tigrigobius macrodon(Beebe & Tee-Van 1928) -- (Van Tassell 2011:156 [ref. 31732], Parenti 2021:281 [ref. 38603], Page et al. 2023:124 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Tigrigobius macrodon (Beebe & Tee-Van 1928). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and east coast of Florida south to Trinoidad and Tobago, including southern Gulf of Mexico and southern and eastern Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.