mcconnaugheyi, Eptatretus Wisner [R. L.] & McMillan [C. B.] 1990:790, Figs. 2a, 3 [Fishery Bulletin v. 88 (no. 4); ref. 19195] Off southern California, 32°32'00"N, 117°21'07"W, U.S.A., depth 148 meters. Holotype: SIO 69-231E. Paratypes: CAS 63203 (7); LACM 44409-1 (6); SIO 68-126 (5), 69-228B (14), 69-231E (7), 71-114 (7); USNM 296320 (7). Additional material: SIO (13 lots, 52). •Valid as Eptatretus mcconnaugheyi Wisner & McMillan 1990 -- (Fernholm 1998:34 [ref. 23976], Nelson et al. 2004:48 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:1 [ref. 37547], Knapp et al. 2011:404 [ref. 37507], Page et al. 2013:48 [ref. 32708], Angulo & Del Moral-Flores 2016:104 [ref. 34472], Kells et al. 2016:347 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:11 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:35 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:57 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Eptatretus mcconnaugheyi Wisner & McMillan 1990. Myxinidae: Eptatretinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of Baja California (Mexico), including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.