brevispinis, Microgobius Ginsburg [I.] 1939:56 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 12362] Balboa, (Pacific) Panama. Holotype: USNM 81842. Paratypes: CAS-SU 33209 (1); USNM 81841 (4), 81843 (2). •Valid as Microgobius brevispinis Ginsburg 1939 -- (Birdsong 1981:294 [ref. 5425], Allen & Robertson 1994:268 [ref. 22193], Hoese in Fischer et al. 1995:1135 [ref. 22829], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:450 [ref. 24550], Rüber et al. 2003:1598 [ref. 26969], Nelson et al. 2004:172 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:163 [ref. 37547], Van Tassell 2011:167 [ref. 31732], Tornabene et al. 2012:41 [ref. 32138], Page et al. 2013:178 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:206 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:274 [ref. 38603], Page et al. 2023:123 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Microgobius brevispinis Ginsburg 1939. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Panama, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: brackish, marine.