Species that contain: Dactyloscopus and pectoralis [ 3 ] records

fallax, Dactyloscopus pectoralis Dawson [C. E.] 1975:37, Fig. 21 [Science Bulletin, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County No. 22; ref. 7121] Ensenada de Chacala, Nayarit, Mexico. Holotype: LACM W58-11-1. Paratypes: GCRL 8501 (4, c&s), 8504 (6, c&s), 10652 (2), 10653 (4), 10694 (2), 10695 (2); SIO 12-63 (23) (ex UCLA W58-11), 62-25 (19), 62-56 (23), 68-175 (4); UCLA W52-112 (12); UCR 129-28 (3). Plus other material. Type catalog: Angulo et al. 2015:373 [ref. 35212]. •Synonym of Dactyloscopus pectoralis Gill 1861, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:223 [ref. 22193], Herrera & Lavenberg 2002:6 [ref. 25975]). •Valid as Dactyloscopus fallax Dawson 1975 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:471 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:167 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Dactyloscopus fallax Dawson 1975. Dactyloscopidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Mexico. Habitat: marine.

insulatus, Dactyloscopus pectoralis Dawson [C. E.] 1975:40, Fig. 22 [Science Bulletin, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County No. 22; ref. 7121] Isla San Benedicto, Revilla Gigedo [Revillagigedo] Islands, off western Mexico, depth 9.2 meters. Holotype: SIO 70-394. Paratypes: CAS 28730 (3); GCRL 10655-56 (4, 1); LACM 31783-4 (9); SIO 11-392 (68) (ex UCLA W55-156), 70-392 (7), 70-394 (13); UBC 57-152 (1). Plus other material. •Synonym of Dactyloscopus pectoralis Gill 1861, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:223 [ref. 22193]). •Valid as Dactyloscopus insulatus Dawson 1975 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:472 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:9 [ref. 31156], Page et al. 2013:167 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:449 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923]). Current status: Valid as Dactyloscopus insulatus Dawson 1975. Dactyloscopidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Revillagigedo Islands endemic. Habitat: marine.

pectoralis, Dactyloscopus Gill [T. N.] 1861:267 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13; ref. 1778] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico, 22°52'34"N, 109°54'00"W, depth 0-4.6 meters. Neotype: SIO 59-210. Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:15 [ref. 22274]. Appeared first as above (19 Nov.); also in Günther 1861:563 [ref. 1960]. The three syntypic specimens deposited at USNM not found; neotype designated by Dawson 1975:34 [ref. 7121]. •Valid as Dactyloscopus pectoralis Gill 1861 -- (Dawson 1975:32 [ref. 7121], Allen & Robertson 1994:223 [ref. 22193], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:120 [ref. 24545], Thomson et al. 2000:293 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:162 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:152 [ref. 37547], Hastings & Springer 2009:7 [ref. 30391], Patzner et al. 2009:472 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:9 [ref. 31156], Page et al. 2013:167 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:195 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Dactyloscopus pectoralis Gill 1861. Dactyloscopidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.