americanus, Xenolepidichthys Nichols [J. T.] & Firth [F. E.] 1939:85, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 52; ref. 17209] Some 220 miles east-southeast of Boston Lightship at the outer edge of George's Bank, northwestern Atlantic, depth 50 fathoms. Holotype (unique): AMNH 14107. •Valid as Daramattus americanus (Nichols & Firth 1939) -- (Shimizu in Uyeno et al. 1983:290 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:117 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:332 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:391 [ref. 12442], McAllister 1990:133 [ref. 14674]). •Synonym of Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey 1873 -- (Karrer 1990:634 [ref. 17306], Heemstra 2003:1215 [ref. 27043], Paxton et al. 2006:797 [ref. 28995], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2012:626 [ref. 32110], Heemstra 2016:2221 [ref. 34607]). Current status: Synonym of Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey 1873. Grammicolepididae: Grammicolepidinae. Habitat: marine.