Species that contain: Amphistichus and rhodoterus [ 4 ] records

heermanni, Amphistichus Girard [C. F.] 1854:135 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 1817] San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz 1854) -- (Tarp 1952:44 [ref. 12250]). Current status: Synonym of Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz 1854). Embiotocidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

larkinsii, Cymatogaster Gibbons [W. P.] 1854:123 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 1610] San Francisco Bay, California, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz 1854) -- (Tarp 1952:44 [ref. 12250]). Current status: Synonym of Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz 1854). Embiotocidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

pulchellus, Cymatogaster Gibbons [W. P.] 1854:123 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 1610] San Francisco Bay, California, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz 1854) -- (Tarp 1952:44 [ref. 12250]). Current status: Synonym of Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz 1854). Embiotocidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

rhodoterus, Holconotus Agassiz [L.] 1854:368 [30] [American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2) v. 17; ref. 70] San Francisco, California, U.S.A. No types known. On p. 30 of separate. •Valid as Holconotus rhodoterus Agassiz 1854 -- (Herrera 1896:57 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz 1854) -- (Tarp 1952:44 [ref. 12250], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:227 [ref. 9277], Peden & Hughes 1986:6 [ref. 9714], McAllister 1990:153 [ref. 14674], Nelson et al. 2004:153 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:132 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:158 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:256 [ref. 35888], Longo et al. 2018:594 [ref. 36149], Burton & Lea 2019:79 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:172 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:160 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz 1854). Embiotocidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern British Columbia (Canada) south to central California (U.S.A.); straying to southern California (U.S.A.). Habitat: brackish, marine.