bahianus, Microdesmus Dawson [C. E.] 1973:203, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 86 (no. 17); ref. 17328] Tidepool at Arembepe, about 12°45'S, 38°10'W, Bahia, Brazil. Holotype (unique): USNM 209216. Non-types (provisionally referred): ANSP 103427 (1). •Valid as Microdesmus bahianus Dawson 1973 -- (Smith & Thacker 2000:1002 [ref. 25199], Amaya et al. 2002:33 [ref. 26089], Thacker 2003:1798 [ref. 27112], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:100 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:66 [ref. 27621], Van Tassell 2011:146 [ref. 31732], Carvalho-Filho in Marceniuk et al. 2021:247 [ref. 38945], Parenti 2021:384 [ref. 38603], Carvalho-Filho 2023:243 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Microdesmus bahianus Dawson 1973. Gobiidae: Microdesminae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to Espírito Santo (Brazil). Habitat: marine.