xanthostigma, Citharichthys Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:120 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, depth 47-74 fathoms. Lectotype: USNM 44408. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1932.12.31.7-8 (2) [ex USNM], MCZ 27839 (1), CAS-SU 18 (5), USNM 46418 (now 6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:139 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype established by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2681 [ref. 2445]. •Valid as Citharichthys xanthostigma Gilbert 1890 -- (Hiyama in Kumada 1937:60 [ref. 39147] as Citarichthys xanthostigmus, Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:285 [ref. 9277], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1992:101 [ref. 21805], Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995:1362 [ref. 22830], van der Heiden & Mussot-Perez 1995:444 [ref. 21611], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:249 [ref. 24545], Evseenko 1998:58 [ref. 23643], Hoshino & Amaoka 1999:374 [ref. 24199], Allen & Groce 2001:137 [ref. 25751], Nelson et al. 2004:180 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:172 [ref. 37547], van der Heiden et al. 2009:814 [ref. 30608], Victor & Wellington 2013:27 [ref. 32520], Page et al. 2013:185 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:461 [ref. 34668] doubtful from Revillagigedo Archipelago (Mexico), Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:611 [ref. 34923], Kells et al. 2016:324 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:95 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:216 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:131 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Citharichthys xanthostigma Gilbert 1890. Cyclopsettidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central California (U.S.A.) south to Costa Rica, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico). Habitat: marine.