frenatus, Zaniolepis Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:147 [10] [West American Scientist v. 6 (no. 49) (for Nov. 1889); ref. 12402] Cortez Bank, off San Diego, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 41880. On p. 10 of separate. Species epithet is emended to frenata to agree with the feminine gender of genus. See Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:7 [ref. 27292] for information on holotype number. •Valid as Xantocles frenatus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) -- (Rutenberg 1962:81 [ref. 24028]). •Valid as Zaniolepis frenata Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:158 [ref. 9277], Kendall & Vinter 1984:6 [ref. 26201], Castro-Aguirre 1991:84 [ref. 19554] as frenatus, Shinohara 1994:79 [ref. 21519] as frenatus, De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:307 [ref. 24545] as frenatus, Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:7 [ref. 27292], Nelson et al. 2004:118 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:83 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:121 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:160 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:64 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:114 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:183 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Zaniolepis frenata Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889. Zaniolepididae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: southern Oregon (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico), including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.