sessilicauda, Monolene Goode [G. B.] 1880:338 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 165); ref. 1834] Off northeastern U.S.A., 40°02'36"N, 70°22'58"W, depth 155 fathoms, and 40°02'54"N, 70°23'40"W, depth 115 fathoms. Syntypes: (11) BMNH 1896.2.10.72 [ex USNM] (1); USNM 26002 (10), 26004 (now 0). Description based mostly on the largest specimen in USNM 26004. •Valid as Monolene sessilicauda Goode 1880 -- (Gutherz 1967:8 [ref. 23862], Robins & Ray 1986:293 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:537 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:220 [ref. 14674], Boschung 1992:175 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:277 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1996:34 [ref. 24489], Evseenko 1998:59 [ref. 23643], Amaoka & Imamura 2000:247 [ref. 24802], Moore et al. 2003:231 [ref. 27076], Munroe 2003:1894 [ref. 27118], Nelson et al. 2004:179 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:828 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32708], Carvalho-Filho 2023:269 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Monolene sessilicauda Goode 1880. Bothidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New England (U.S.A.) south to Bahia (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.