ornatus, Gunellus Girard [C. F.] 1854:149 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 5769] Presidio, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 490. Type catalog: Springer & Anderson 1997:6 [ref. 22953]. Authors giving range to w. North Pacific classify P. nea as a synonym of P. ornata according to Mecklenburg 2003:5 [ref. 27299]. •Valid as Pholis ornatus (Girard 1854) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:44 [ref. 7348], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:13 [ref. 24670], Choi et al. 2003:382, 645 [ref. 26218]). •Valid as Pholis ornata (Girard 1854) -- (Yatsu 1981:171 [ref. 4814], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:256 [ref. 9277], Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:303 [ref. 6441], Peden & Hughes 1984:298 [ref. 17445], Yatsu 1985:281 [ref. 5149], McAllister 1990:172 [ref. 14674], Nakabo 2000:1055 [ref. 25182], Mecklenburg 2003:5 [ref. 27299], Nelson et al. 2004:160 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:149 [ref. 37547], Radchenko et al. 2010:737 [ref. 32451], Page et al. 2013:165 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:64 [ref. 34694], Sweetser & Hilton 2016:1687 [ref. 35296], Kells et al. 2016:288 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:86 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:190 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:215 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Pholis ornata (Girard 1854). Pholidae: Pholinae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: southern British Columbia (Canada) south to central California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.