richardsonii, Rhamphocottus Günther [A.] 1874:369 [3] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 14 (no. 83) (art. 47); ref. 2006] Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1868.2.12.4. Often spelled richardsoni, but richardsonii is correct. •Valid as Rhamphocottus richardsonii Günther 1874 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:182 [ref. 9277], Yabe in Masuda et al. 1984:323 [ref. 6441] as richardsoni, Saruwatari et al. 1987:387 [ref. 6702], Matarese et al. 1989:358 [ref. 26885] as richardsoni, McAllister 1990:201 [ref. 14674] as richardsoni, Munehara et al. 1999:2 [ref. 24396], Nakabo 2000:626 [ref. 25086], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:397 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:626 [ref. 26001], Parin et al. 2002:S85 [ref. 28300], Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27293], Nelson et al. 2004:118 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:83 [ref. 37547], Maslenikov et al. 2013:10 [ref. 37947], Page et al. 2013:121 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:232 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:38 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:162 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:64 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:116 [ref. 39279], Munehara et al. 2022:17 [ref. 39523], Page et al. 2023:183 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Rhamphocottus richardsonii Günther 1874. Rhamphocottidae. Distribution: Northeast Pacific: western Gulf of Alaska south to southern California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.