tonstricula, Diplecogaster Fricke [R.], Wirtz [P.] & Brito [A.] 2015:7, Figs. 1-6 [Journal of Natural History v. 50 (nos. 11-12); ref. 33962] Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Dakar, Senegal, 1.3 km south-southwest of La Pointe des Almades, 14°43.806ʹN, 17°32.046ʹW, depth 28 meters. Holotype: ZSM 40089. Paratypes: CCML, ZSM. •Valid as Diplecogaster tonstricula Fricke, Wirtz & Brito 2015 -- (Fricke et al. in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2809 [ref. 34618], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2017:210 [ref. 35501], Fricke & Wirtz 2017:6 [ref. 35696], Carballo et al. 2021:82 [ref. 39250], Fricke & Wirtz 2023:8 [ref. 40196]). Current status: Valid as Diplecogaster tonstricula Fricke, Wirtz & Brito 2015. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Canary Islands (Spain) and Senegal. Habitat: marine.