tectus, Micrognathus Dawson [C. E.] 1978:15, Fig. 2 [Copeia 1978 (no. 1); ref. 8939] 0.4 kilometers north-northwest of Alligator Reef Light, Monroe County, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 216592. Paratypes: ANSP 94593 (1), GCRL 15262 (1), UF 219322 [ex UMML 19322] (3), USNM 117240 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:160 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Micrognathus tectus Dawson 1978 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:127 [ref. 23100]). •Valid as Anarchopterus tectus (Dawson 1978) -- (Dawson 1982:38 [ref. 6764], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:1053 [ref. 23897], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Smith et al. 2003:19 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:111 [ref. 27807], Kuiter 2009:240 [ref. 30404], Page et al. 2013:113 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:35 [ref. 33341], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Page et al. 2023:117 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Anarchopterus tectus (Dawson 1978). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.