Species that contain: Esselenia and laurae [ 1 ] records

laurae, Esselenia Follett [W. I.] & Anderson [M. E.] 1990:153, Figs. 5-6 [Copeia 1990 (no. 1); ref. 13635] Off Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A., 33°21'N, 118°31'W, depth 0-46 meters. Holotype: LACM 33356-26. Paratypes: CAS 60259-60 (1, 1); LACM 44406-1 (1), 44521-1 (1); SIO 58-474 (3, 1 c&s), 59-307 (4), 61-368 (1), 80-57 (1); USNM 296209 (1). Type catalog: Springer & Anderson 1997:10 [ref. 22953]. •Valid as Esselenichthys laurae (Follett & Anderson 1990) -- (Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:21 [ref. 27604], Nelson et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:147 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:164 [ref. 32708], Burton & Lea 2019:100 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:187 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Esselenichthys laurae (Follett & Anderson 1990). Cebidichthyidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: northern California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of northern Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.