aurora, Abeona Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1880:299 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 151); ref. 10585] Monterey Bay, California, U.S.A. (obtained in San Francisco market). Syntypes: (15) ANSP 9272 (1); MCZ 26823 [ex USNM 27155] (1), 26907 [ex USNM 26966] (1); ?MNHN A-3300 [ex USNM] (1); MTD F 182 [ex USNM] (1); RMNH 11517 [ex USNM] (1); UF 113801(1); USNM 26996 (orig. 7016), ?27155 (Orig. 11); ZMB 11640 [ex USNM] (1); plus ?ZMUC and UMMZ 162171 (4) [ex USNM 26996]. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:100 [ref. 13621], Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:14 [ref. 15502], Zarske 2003:29 [ref. 27474]. Original lots contained more than the 16 specimens menitoned, and it is impossible to determine which 16 specimens the authors examined. •Valid as Abeona aurora Jordan & Gilbert 1880 -- (Herrera 1896:57 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Micrometrus aurora (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) -- (Tarp 1952:84 [ref. 12250], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:231 [ref. 9277], Nelson et al. 2004:153 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:133 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:158 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:260 [ref. 35888], Longo et al. 2018:595 [ref. 36149], Burton & Lea 2019:80 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:173 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:160 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Micrometrus aurora (Jordan & Gilbert 1880). Embiotocidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: northern California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.