carli, Esselenia Follett [W. I.] & Anderson [M. E.] 1990:149, Figs. 1-4, 7-13 [Copeia 1990 (no. 1); ref. 13635] Cuyler Harbor, San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California, U.S.A., 34°03'33"N, 120°21'16"W. Holotype: SIO 54-191. Paratypes: CAS 25892 (1), 60582 (2), 64192 (4, 2 c&s); LACM 44406-1 (1); SIO H45-215a (1), 46-120 (1), H48-217 (6), H51-241 (1), 54-191 (18), 58-464 (2), 59-255 (1), 59-307 (1), 59-354 (1), 61-1 (1), 62-637 (1), 70-147 (1), 75-609 (1), (1), 76-211 (1), 77-392 (1), 88-102 (1); USNM 296208 (2). Type catalog: Springer & Anderson 1997:9 [ref. 22953]. •Valid as Esselenichthys carli (Follett & Anderson 1990) -- (Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:21 [ref. 27604], Nelson et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:147 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:164 [ref. 32708], Burton & Lea 2019:85 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:187 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:214 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Esselenichthys carli (Follett & Anderson 1990). Cebidichthyidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: northern California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of northern Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.