rhodopyga, Xenomedea Rosenblatt [R. H.] & Taylor [L. R., Jr.] 1971:445, Figs. 1, 2c, 5, 6 [Pacific Science v. 25 (no. 3); ref. 3811] East side of Isla Cerraja, Bahia de Los Angeles (29°00.3'N, 133°33.7'W), Gulf of California, Mexico, depth 0-20 feet. Holotype: SIO 62-212. Paratypes: SIO (19 lots, 1156), 15-290 (41) (ex UCLA W55-246), 15-301 (21) (ex UCLA W56-22). Additional material: AMNH 29799 (5); SIO (36 lots, 673); UCLA 56-72 (2), 57-52 (1), 60-6 (2); USNM 205479 [ex SIO 69-358] (23). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:22 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Xenomedea rhodopyga Rosenblatt & Taylor 1971 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:237 [ref. 22193], Hastings in Fischer et al. 1995:1014 [ref. 22829] as rhodophyga, Thomson et al. 2000:217 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:164 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:156 [ref. 37547], Patzner et al. 2009:465 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:171 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2013:171 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:199 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:155 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Xenomedea rhodopyga Rosenblatt & Taylor 1971. Labrisomidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico), and Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.