pallens, Garmannia Ginsburg [I.] 1939:63 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 12362] Barahona Harbor, Santo Domingo, depth 2-4 feet. Holotype: USNM 107327. Paratypes: whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Garmannia pallens Ginsburg 1939 -- (Böhlke & Robins 1960:91 [ref. 11896]). •Valid as Gobiosoma pallens (Ginsburg 1939) -- (Cervigón 1994:196 [ref. 24488]). •Valid as Elacatinus pallens (Ginsburg 1939) -- (Hoese & Reader 2001:157 [ref. 26035], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1793 [ref. 27111], Dennis et al. 2004:82 [ref. 31601]). •Valid as Gobiosoma pallens (Ginsburg 1939) -- (Rüber et al. 2003:1598 [ref. 26969]). •Valid as Tigrigobius pallens (Ginsburg 1939) -- (Smith et al. 2003:65 [ref. 27621] as Tigribobius, Van Tassell 2011:156 [ref. 31732], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:81 [ref. 33341], Parenti 2021:281 [ref. 38603], Barrientos et al. 2023:272 [ref. 41235]). Current status: Valid as Tigrigobius pallens (Ginsburg 1939). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas south to Venezuela, including Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.