Species that contain: Gobiesox and nigripinnis [ 2 ] records

nigripinnis, Cotylis Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1859:412 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1859; ref. 18542] Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Syntypes: ZMB 2172 (1). •Valid as Gobiesox nigripinnis (Peters 1859) -- (Briggs 1955:104 [ref. 637], Cervigón 1991:201 [ref. 24472], McEachran 2003:1774 [ref. 27089], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:73 [ref. 33341], Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox nigripinnis (Peters 1859). Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

woodsi, Cotylis nigripinnis Schultz [L. P.] 1944:68 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 96 (no. 3187); ref. 3961] Cocos Island at Wafer Bay, eastern Pacific. Holotype (unique): FMNH 41974. Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:28 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Gobiesox woodsi (Schultz 1944) -- (Briggs 1955:117 [ref. 637], Allen & Robertson 1994:87 [ref. 22193], Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox woodsi (Schultz 1944). Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Cocos Island. Habitat: marine.