copleyi, Paragobioides Smith [J. L. B.] 1951:521, Fig. 1-2 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 41) (art. 52); ref. 12918] Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique, Baixo Pinda, Mombassa. Syntypes: (5) SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 130 (2), 173 (1), 53797 (1). •Valid as Gunnellichthys copleyi (Smith 1951) -- (Myers 1999:262 [ref. 23965], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Heemstra et al. 2004:3330 [ref. 27945], Hoese 2006:1704 [ref. 28998], Fricke et al. 2018:345 [ref. 35805], Larson 2022:188 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Gunnellichthys copleyi (Smith 1951). Microdesmidae: Microdesminae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Madagascar and Mascarenes (Rodrigues). Habitat: marine.