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SU 17410 Gobiesox strumosus Cope [E. D.], 1870 Syntype  [Collection database record]
strumosus, Gobiesox Cope [E. D.] 1870:121 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 22; ref. 18030] Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.A. Syntypes: ANSP 10349-61 (13), CAS-SU 17410 [ex ANSP 10362] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:104 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Gobiesox strumosus Cope 1870 -- (Briggs 1955:115 [ref. 637], Johnson & Greenfield 1983:44 [ref. 28991], Robins & Ray 1986:86 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:81 [ref. 23239], Murdy et al. 1997:107 [ref. 23144], Aguilera 1998:53 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:310 [ref. 25013], Schwartz 2000:14 [ref. 24409], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:167 [ref. 27754], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:468 [ref. 24550], McEachran 2003:1774 [ref. 27089], Nelson et al. 2004:168 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:645 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:93 [ref. 37265], Matamoros et al. 2009:11 [ref. 31241], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Spier et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36103], Carvalho-Filho 2023:87 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox strumosus Cope 1870. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: brackish, marine.
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SU 58341 Lepadichthys bolini Briggs [J. C.], 1962 Holotype  [Collection database record]
bolini, Lepadichthys Briggs [J. C.] 1962:424, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1962 (no. 2); ref. 5818] Palikulo Bay, Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu, 15°29'10"S, 167°14'37"E, depth 2-12 feet [0.6 - 3.7 meters]. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 58341. •Valid as Lepadichthys bolini Briggs 1962 -- (Winterbottom et al. 1989:14 [ref. 13251], Myers 1999:230 [ref. 23965], Hutchins 2001:3548 [ref. 26291], Allen & Adrim 2003:26 [ref. 26830], Allen & Erdmann 2012:840 [ref. 31980], Craig et al. 2015:122 [ref. 33898], Conway et al. 2018:97 [ref. 36157], Fujiwara et al. 2020:[16] [ref. 37337], Briggs 2022:441 [ref. 39965]). •Valid as Flabellicauda bolini (Briggs 1962) -- (Fujiwara et al. 2021:768 [ref. 38616]). Current status: Valid as Flabellicauda bolini (Briggs 1962). Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Fiji. Habitat: marine.
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SU 62701 Lepadichthys lineatus Briggs [J. C.], 1966 Holotype  [Collection database record]
lineatus, Lepadichthys Briggs [J. C.] 1966:37, Fig. 1 [Bulletin, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Sea Fisheries Research Station Haifa No. 42; ref. 17959] Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Holotype: CAS-SU 62701. Paratype: TAU [= SMNHTAU] P.2737 (1, poor condition). East Indian records are misidentifications of L. lineatus [ref. 31980]. •Valid as Discotrema lineata (Briggs 1966) -- (Nakabo 2000:1123 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Hutchins 2001:3548 [ref. 26291], Nakabo 2002:1123 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:26 [ref. 26830] as lineatum, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S99 [ref. 27377], Shibukawa 2009:254 [ref. 30449]). •Valid as Discotrema lineatum (Briggs 1966) -- (Fujiwara et al. 2020:38 [ref. 38631]). •Valid as Lepadichthys lineatus Briggs 1966 -- (Dor 1984:54 [ref. 29757], Briggs 1986:380 [ref. 5643], Goren & Dor 1994:13 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:349 [ref. 22896], Briggs 2001:499 [ref. 25236], Craig & Randall 2008:73 [ref. 29543], Allen & Erdmann 2012:839 [ref. 31980], Craig et al. 2015:122 [ref. 33898], Golani & Fricke 2018:144 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36871], Fujiwara et al. 2020:[16] [ref. 37337], Fujiwara & Motomura 2021:77 [ref. 38729], Briggs 2022:443 [ref. 39965]). •Valid as Rhinolepadichthys lineatus (Briggs 1966) -- (Fujiwara et al. 2024:290 [ref. 40972]). Current status: Valid as Rhinolepadichthys lineatus (Briggs 1966). Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa (Mozambique) east to Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.
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SU 18750 Lepadogaster webbianus Valenciennes [A.], 1843 Syntype  [Collection database record]
webbianus, Lepadogaster Valenciennes [A.] 1843:85 [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Canary Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4964. •Synonym of Lepadogaster lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1973:654 [ref. 7222], Briggs 1990:476 [ref. 15498]). Current status: Synonym of Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 17807 Pherallodiscus varius Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
varius, Pherallodiscus Briggs [J. C.] 1955:131, Fig. 111 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Passavera Island, Chamela Bay, Jalisco, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 17807 [ex NYSZ]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 17808 (2). Type catalog: Mead 1958:134 [ref. 20648]. •Valid as Pherallodiscus varius Briggs 1955 -- (Nelson et al. 2004:168 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708]). •Valid as Gobiesox varius (Briggs 1955) -- (Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox varius (Briggs 1955). Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.
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SU 31349 Pherallodus smithi Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
smithi, Pherallodus Briggs [J. C.] 1955:44, Figs. 24, 86 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 31349. •Valid as Pherallodus smithi Briggs 1955 -- (Briggs 1986:380 [ref. 5643], Briggs 2022:444 [ref. 39965]). •Valid as Propherallodus smithi (Briggs 1955) -- (Fujiwara & Motomura 2018:[2] [ref. 36420]). Current status: Valid as Propherallodus smithi (Briggs 1955). Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). Habitat: marine.
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SU 18113 Rimicola dimorpha Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
dimorpha, Rimicola Briggs [J. C.] 1955:78, Figs. 5, 95 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Punta Clara, south of Río Santo Tomás, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 18113. Paratypes: SIO 45-16D (1); 45-215C (2), 45-219A (1), 61-404 (2), 61-405 (5) (ex UCLA W46-3, W54-364); CAS-SU 18114 (14), 67330 [ex CAS-SU 18114] (1 c&s); UCLA W46-2 (2). •Valid as Rimicola dimorpha Briggs 1955 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:110 [ref. 9277], Briggs 2002:443 [ref. 26018], Nelson et al. 2004:168 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:159 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:351 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:202 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Rimicola dimorpha Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.
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SU 11816 Rimicola sila Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
sila, Rimicola Briggs [J. C.] 1955:79, Figs. 5, 96 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Melpomene Cove, southern end of Guadalupe Island, Mexico, eastern Pacific. Holotype: CAS-SU 18116. Paratypes: CAS-SU 18117 (7). •Valid as Rimicola sila Briggs 1955 -- (Briggs 2002:443 [ref. 26018], Nelson et al. 2004:168 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:159 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:202 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Rimicola sila Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Guadalupe Island (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: marine.
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CAS 2138 Tomicodon absitus Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
absitus, Tomicodon Briggs [J. C.] 1955:65, Fig. 91 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Holotype: CAS 2138. Paratypes: CAS 1567 (1), 1569 (1), 1655 (1), 1885 (1), 2132 (1), 2139-40 (1, 1); CAS-SU 17809 [ex CAS 1568 and 1884] (2). •Valid as Tomicodon absitus Briggs 1955 -- (Szelistowski 1990:504 [ref. 20183], Nelson et al. 2004:168 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:449 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:608 [ref. 34923]). Current status: Valid as Tomicodon absitus Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.
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SU 17810 Tomicodon boehlkei Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
boehlkei, Tomicodon Briggs [J. C.] 1955:64, Fig. 90 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Northwestern shore of San Francisquito Bay, about 35 miles north of Loreto, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 17810. Paratypes: CAS-SU 17811 (orig. 118, now 117), CAS-SU 67328 [ex CAS-SU 17811] (1, c&s). Additional material: ANSP 90815 (6), CAS-SU (20 lots, orig. 450). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:103 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Tomicodon boehlkei Briggs 1955 -- (Szelistowski 1990:504 [ref. 20183], Allen & Robertson 1994:87 [ref. 22193], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:154 [ref. 24545], Thomson et al. 2000:262 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:168 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:160 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:202 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Tomicodon boehlkei Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern end of Baja California Sur (Mexico), and Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.
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SU 18121 Tomicodon eos rhadinus Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
rhadinus, Tomicodon eos Briggs [J. C.] 1955:70, Fig. 93 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Tangola-Tangola Bay, Oaxaca, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 18121 [ex NYZS 27516]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 18122-23 (1, 1). Type catalog: Mead 1958:134 [ref. 20648]. •Synonym of Tomicodon eos (Jordan & Gilbert 1882), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Szelistowski 1990:504 [ref. 20183]). Current status: Synonym of Tomicodon eos (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 47688 Tomicodon myersi Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
myersi, Tomicodon Briggs [J. C.] 1955:60, Fig. 88 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Southwestern end of San Lucas Bay, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 47688. Paratypes: CAS-SU 47689 (5, now 4), 47690 (3), 67331 [ex 47689] (1, c&s). •Valid as Tomicodon myersi Briggs 1955 -- (Szelistowski 1990:504 [ref. 20183], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:157 [ref. 24545], Thomson et al. 2000:263 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:168 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:202 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Tomicodon myersi Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California (Mexico) south to Colombia, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.
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SU 66947 Tomicodon prodomus Briggs [J. C.], 1969 Holotype  [Collection database record] Specimen missing.
prodomus, Tomicodon Briggs [J. C.] 1969:75, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1969 (no. 1); ref. 7801] Posorja, northern shore of Gulf of Guayaquil, Guayas Province, Ecuador, about 2°42'S, 80°15'W. Holotype: CAS-SU 66947 (missing in 1995). Paratypes: EPN P.4.101-103 (3), P.4.105-108 (4) to be deposited at ANSP, BMNH, USNM. •Valid as Tomicodon prodomus Briggs 1969 -- (Szelistowski 1990:504 [ref. 20183], Briggs 2001:646 [ref. 25451]). Current status: Valid as Tomicodon prodomus Briggs 1969. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.
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SU 47691 Tomicodon vermiculatus Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
vermiculatus, Tomicodon Briggs [J. C.] 1955:61, Fig. 89 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Chatham Bay, Cocos Island, eastern Pacific. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 47691. •Valid as Tomicodon vermiculatus Briggs 1955 -- (Szelistowski 1990:504 [ref. 20183]). Current status: Valid as Tomicodon vermiculatus Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern North Pacific. Habitat: marine.
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