vespa, Chriolepis Hastings [P. A.] & Bortone [S. A.] 1981:428, Figs. 1-3 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 94 (no. 2); ref. 5426] Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, 28°24'N, 85°15'W, depth 183 meters. Holotype: USNM 221523. Paratypes: GCRL 16972 [ex USAIC 05983] (1), UF 28037-38 (1, 1), USNM 221524 (7). •Valid as Chriolepis vespa Hastings & Bortone 1981 -- (Andreata & Séret 1996:588 [ref. 16204], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1793 [ref. 27111], Moura et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:98 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:170 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:678 [ref. 28815], Van Tassell 2011:152 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:175 [ref. 32708], Hastings & Findley 2013:599 [ref. 33005], Hastings & Findley 2015:594 [ref. 33639]). •Valid as Varicus vespa (Hastings & Bortone 1981) -- (Tornabene et al. 2016:13 [ref. 34435], Tornabene & Baldwin 2019:200 [ref. 36806], Parenti 2021:283 [ref. 38603], Page et al. 2023:125 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Varicus vespa (Hastings & Bortone 1981). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: northeastern Gulf of Mexico (U.S.A.). IUCN (2015): Least Concern (as Chriolepis vespa). Habitat: marine.