benthonis, Chriolepis Ginsburg [I.] 1953:22 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 43 (no. 1); ref. 1806] Off Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico, 23°13'N, 89°10'W, depth 84 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 47641. •Valid as Chriolepis benthonis Ginsburg 1953 -- (Hastings & Bortone 1981:435 [ref. 5246], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1793 [ref. 27111], Nelson et al. 2004:170 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:677 [ref. 28815], Van Tassell 2011:151 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:175 [ref. 32708], Hastings & Findley 2013:599 [ref. 33007], Hastings & Findley 2015:594 [ref. 33639]). •Valid as Varicus benthonis (Ginsburg 1953) -- (Tornabene et al. 2016:13 [ref. 34435], Tornabene & Baldwin 2019:200 [ref. 36806], Parenti 2021:282 [ref. 38603], Fuentes et al. 2023:169 [ref. 40497], Page et al. 2023:125 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Varicus benthonis (Ginsburg 1953). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, off Yucatán (Mexico). Habitat: marine.