Species that contain: Malacoctenus and zonifer [ 2 ] records

sudensis, Malacoctenus zonifer Springer [V. G.] 1959:474, Pl. 7 (fig. 3) [Publications of the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Texas v. 5 (for Dec. 1958); ref. 10210] Saboga, Perlas Islands, (Pacific) Panama. Holotype: CAS-SU 49641. Paratypes: (344) ANSP 10574-77 (4); BMNH 1898.12.31.44-46 (3), 1957.5.1.1-50 (59); CAS 4014-41 (28), 6907 (1), 6987; CAS-SU 49692-98 (7, 4, 3, 1, 15, 5, 7), 49700-07 (1, 4, 8, 5, 5, 1, 1, 17); FMNH 61899 (50); SIO 11-286 (25) (ex UCLA 53-283); USNM 65567 (1), 81898 (1), 94046 (1), 101933 (10), 101936 (2), 101987-88 (1, 1), 101990 (1), 102002 (2), 128493 (24), 144820 (7), 144822 (15), 144824-26 (2, 1, 2), 144828 (2), 174963 (18). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:55 [ref. 12367], Springer & Orrell 1996:23-24 [ref. 22274]. •Synonym of Malacoctenus zonifer (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:234 [ref. 22193]). •Valid as Malacoctenus sudensis Springer 1959 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:463 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:10 [ref. 31156], González-Murcia et al. 2019:295 [ref. 36544]). Current status: Valid as Malacoctenus sudensis Springer 1959. Labrisomidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: El Salvador south to Ecuador. Habitat: marine.

zonifer, Clinus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:361 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237); ref. 2470] Rock pools at Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Lectotype: USNM 28122. Paralectotypes: USNM 164585 (2). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:23 [ref. 22274]. Lectotype selected by Springer 1959:474 [ref. 10210]. •Valid as Malacoctenus zonifer (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:234 [ref. 22193], Hastings in Fischer et al. 1995:1014 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:208 [ref. 24545], Thomson et al. 2000:213 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:163 [ref. 27807], Patzner et al. 2009:463 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:10 [ref. 31156], Page et al. 2013:170 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:198 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Malacoctenus zonifer (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labrisomidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Mexico. Habitat: marine.