gracile, Peristedion Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:473, Pl. 114 (fig. 387) [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] Gulf of Mexico, 28°38'30"N, 85°52'30"W, Albatross station 2401, depth 142 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 39319. •Valid as Peristedion gracile Goode & Bean 1896 -- (Burgess et al. 1980:79 [ref. 41504], Uyeno & Sato in Uyeno et al. 1983:449 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:278 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:99 [ref. 23239], Miller & Richards 2003:1282 [ref. 27050], Moore et al. 2003:222 [ref. 27076], Nelson et al. 2004:117 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:76 [ref. 28815], Kawai 2008:24 [ref. 29787], Page et al. 2013:120 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:181 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Peristedion gracile Goode & Bean 1896. Triglidae: Peristediinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts south to Florida (U.S.A.), including Gulf of Mexico (U.S.A., Mexico). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.