scops, Gnathypops Jenkins [O. P.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1889:152 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 11 (no. 698); ref. 2342] Guaymas, Sonora, western Mexico. Holotype: USNM 39641. Paratypes: (2) CAS 79642 [ex IU 7767] (1). •Valid as Opistognathus scops (Jenkins & Evermann 1889) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:215 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:140 [ref. 23101], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:510 [ref. 24023], Thomson et al. 2000:195 [ref. 25640], Bussing & Lavenberg 2003:529 [ref. 27787], Nelson et al. 2004:130 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:134 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:150 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:159 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Opistognathus scops (Jenkins & Evermann 1889). Opistognathidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California (Mexico) south to Panama, including Isla Gorgona (Colombia). Habitat: marine.