Species that contain: Symphurus and melasmatotheca [ 1 ] records

melasmatotheca, Symphurus Munroe [T. A.] & Nizinski [M. S.] 1990:986, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia 1990 (no. 4); ref. 19193] Nicaragua, 12°41.2'-43.0'N, 87°43.0-46.6'W, depth 56 meters. Holotype: SIO 73-278. Paratypes: CAS 24949 (1); SIO 60-90 (5), 65-158 (13), 73-232 (3), 73-278 (12), 73-283 (3); UF 234325-26 [ex UMML 34325-26] (1, 1); plus non-type material. •Valid as Symphurus melasmatotheca Munroe & Nizinski 1990 -- (Bussing & López S. 1994:148 [ref. 23101], Munroe et al. in Fischer et al. 1995:1053 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:116 [ref. 24545], Evseenko & Shtaut 2000:801 [ref. 25089], Nelson et al. 2004:183 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:189 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:135 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Symphurus melasmatotheca Munroe & Nizinski 1990. Cynoglossidae: Symphurinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.