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SU 23254 Acyrtus artius Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
artius, Acyrtus Briggs [J. C.] 1955:126, Figs. 37, 109 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Caracas Bay, Curaçao Island, Dutch West Indies, Caribbean Sea. Holotype: CAS-SU 23254. Paratypes: CAS-SU 47942 (1), USNM 78158 (1), ZMA uncat. (2). •Valid as Arcos artius (Briggs 1955) -- (Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:96 [ref. 27192]). •Valid as Acyrtus artius Briggs 1955 -- (Johnson & Greenfield 1983:37 [ref. 28991], Collette et al. 2003:101 [ref. 26784], McEachran 2003:1774 [ref. 27089], Sampaio et al. 2004:206 [ref. 27998], Smith et al. 2003:57 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:172 [ref. 32708], Conway et al. 2014:4 [ref. 33313], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:73 [ref. 33341], Tavera et al. 2021:7 [ref. 38564]). Current status: Valid as Acyrtus artius Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.
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SU 6341 Arbaciosa truncata Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.], 1903 Holotype  [Collection database record]
truncata, Arbaciosa Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:216, Pl. 14 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Tagus Cove, Isabela Island [Albemarle Island], Galápagos Islands. Holotype: CAS-SU 6341. Paratypes: CAS-SU 7058 (1), 16456 (3), 21193 (25). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:145 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Tomicodon chilensis Brisout de Barneville 1846 -- (Briggs 1955:68 [ref. 637]). Current status: Synonym of Tomicodon chilensis Brisout de Barneville 1846. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 16394 Arcos superoculus Briggs [J. C.], 1951 Holotype  [Collection database record]
superoculus, Arcos Briggs [J. C.] 1951:96, Figs. 21-23 [Proceedings of the California Zoological Club v. 1 (no. 11); ref. 9770] Cleopha Island, Tres Marias Islands, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 16394. Paratypes: ANSP 91022 [ex CAS-SU 16395] (1); CAS-SU 16395 (orig. 3, now 1), 16396 (1); USNM 112756 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:145 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1984:104 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Arcos erythrops (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Briggs 1955:84 [ref. 637]). Current status: Synonym of Arcos erythrops (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 7136 Aspasma ciconiae Jordan [D. S.] & Fowler [H. W.], 1902 Holotype  [Collection database record]
ciconiae, Aspasma Jordan [D. S.] & Fowler [H. W.] 1902:415, Fig. [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1291); ref. 2458] Tide pools near Wakanoura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, Inland Sea, western North Pacific. Syntypes: CAS-SU 7136 (1), USNM 50760 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:145 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Aspasmichthys ciconiae (Jordan & Fowler 1902) -- (Briggs 1955:134 [ref. 637], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:341 [ref. 6441], Lindberg et al. 1997:192 [ref. 23547], Hutchins in Randall & Lim 2000:598 [ref. 25122] as ciconae, Nakabo 2000:1121 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1121 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:389, 651 [ref. 26218], Yoshigou 2019:196 [ref. 36714], Sonoyama et al. 2020:100 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Aspasmichthys ciconiae (Jordan & Fowler 1902). Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan to southern Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.
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SU 36533 Coronichthys ornata Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1942 Holotype  [Collection database record]
ornata, Coronichthys Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:122, Fig. 1 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 2133] Coron, Busuanga, Philippines. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 36533. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:145 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Diademichthys lineatus (Sauvage 1883) -- (Briggs 1955:141 [ref. 637]). Current status: Synonym of Diademichthys lineatus (Sauvage 1883). Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 5898 Cotylis aethus Briggs [J. C.], 1951 Holotype  [Collection database record]
aethus, Cotylis Briggs [J. C.] 1951:91, Figs. 17-18 [Proceedings of the California Zoological Club v. 1 (no. 11); ref. 9770] Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 5898. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:145 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gobiesox aethus (Briggs 1951) -- (Briggs 1955:113 [ref. 637], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:449 [ref. 34668], Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox aethus (Briggs 1951). Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.
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CAS 20440 Cotylis brachysoma Briggs [J. C.], 1951 Holotype  [Collection database record] Previously cataloged as CAS 4063.
brachysoma, Cotylis Briggs [J. C.] 1951:83, Figs. 11-12 [Proceedings of the California Zoological Club v. 1 (no. 11); ref. 9770] Braxatillo Bay, Costa Rica. Holotype: CAS 20440. Paratypes: CAS 20441 (3), CAS-SU 16415 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:145 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Gobiesox daedaleus Briggs 1951, but a valid subspecies -- (Briggs 1955:109 [ref. 637]). Current status: Synonym of Gobiesox daedaleus Briggs 1951. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.
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CAS 20442 Cotylis canidens Briggs [J. C.], 1951 Holotype  [Collection database record] Previously cataloged as CAS 2129.
canidens, Cotylis Briggs [J. C.] 1951:88, Figs. 15-16 [Proceedings of the California Zoological Club v. 1 (no. 11); ref. 9770] Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Holotype: CAS 20442. Paratypes: CAS 1655 (1, missing), ?2130 (1), 2135 (1); CAS-SU 16416 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:146 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gobiesox canidens (Briggs 1951) -- (Briggs 1955:114 [ref. 637], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [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], Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox canidens (Briggs 1951). Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.
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SU 39309 Cotylis crassicorpus Briggs [J. C.], 1951 Holotype  [Collection database record]
crassicorpus, Cotylis Briggs [J. C.] 1951:81, Figs. 9-10, 19 [Proceedings of the California Zoological Club v. 1 (no. 11); ref. 9770] Between Gulf of Nicaya and 30 miles south of Cape Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 39309. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:146 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gobiesox crassicorpus (Briggs 1951) -- (Briggs 1955:120 [ref. 637], Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox crassicorpus (Briggs 1951). Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.
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SU 22210 Gobiesox barbatulus Starks [E. C.], 1913 Holotype  [Collection database record]
barbatulus, Gobiesox Starks [E. C.] 1913:73, Pl. 14 [Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series; ref. 4197] Tide pools at Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Holotype: CAS-SU 22210. Paratypes: (3) AMNH 3858 (1), CAS-SU 22521 (orig. 3). Type specimen established in Pl. 14. •Synonym of Gobiesox strumosus Cope 1870 -- (Briggs 1955:115 [ref. 637]). •Mention as Gobiesox barbatulus with Cope as author -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:310 [ref. 25013]). •Valid as Gobiesox barbatulus Starks 1913 -- (Johnson & Greenfield 1983:43 [ref. 28991], Cervigón 1991:200 [ref. 24472], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:469 [ref. 24550], McEachran 2003:1774 [ref. 27089], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:96 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:57 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287], Ribeiro et al. 2019:6 [ref. 36717], Carvalho-Filho 2023:86 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox barbatulus Starks 1913. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Belize to southern Brazil, including southernm Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.
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SU 17392 Gobiesox daedaleus boreus Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
boreus, Gobiesox daedaleus Briggs [J. C.] 1955:111, Fig. 104 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Conchaguita Island, Gulf of Fonseca, El Salvador. Holotype: CAS-SU 17392 [ex NYZS 27550]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 17393-94 (12, 25). Type catalog: Mead 1958:133 [ref. 20648]. •Synonym of Gobiesox daedaleus Briggs 1951, but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Gobiesox daedaleus Briggs 1951. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 48322 Gobiesox eos Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.], 1882 Syntype  [Collection database record]
eos, Gobiesox Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:360 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237); ref. 2470] Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico, in rock pools. Syntypes: CAS-SU 48322 [ex USNM 30889] (1); USNM 29247 (1, not found in 1980), 30889 (17). •Valid as Tomicodon eos (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Briggs 1955:69 [ref. 637], Szelistowski 1990:504 [ref. 20183], Allen & Robertson 1994:87 [ref. 22193], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:155 [ref. 24545], Thomson et al. 2000:263 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:168 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:160 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:449 [ref. 34668], Love et al. 2021:202 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Tomicodon eos (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Oaxaca (Mexico), including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.
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SU 17402 Gobiesox eugrammus Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
eugrammus, Gobiesox Briggs [J. C.] 1955:100, Fig. 101 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico, depth 40-45 fathoms. Holotype: CAS-SU 17402. Paratypes: SIO 50-42 (11); CAS-SU 17403-04 (1, 2). •Valid as Gobiesox eugrammus Briggs 1955 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:109 [ref. 9277], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:159 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:351 [ref. 35888], Hastings & Conway 2017:396 [ref. 35062], Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287], Love et al. 2021:201 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox eugrammus Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico), including Guadalupe Island (Mexico). Habitat: marine.
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SU 70 Gobiesox humeralis Gilbert [C. H.], 1890 Lectotype  [Collection database record] Lectotype estab. as fig. spec. in Jordan 1896: 244.
humeralis, Gobiesox Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:95 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Puerto Refugio (Angel Island) and La Paz, Mexico, Gulf of California. Syntypes (? including lectotype): CAS-SU 70 (now 5); USNM 44374 (1), 48259 (5), 125008 [ex USBF 450] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:146 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype established (as figured specimen) in Jordan 1896:244 [ref. 2395] if specimen is identifiable (from Puerto Refugio). •Valid as Tomicodon humeralis (Gilbert 1890) -- (Briggs 1955:59 [ref. 637], Szelistowski 1990:504 [ref. 20183], Allen & Robertson 1994:88 [ref. 22193], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:156 [ref. 24545], Thomson et al. 2000:261 [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 humeralis (Gilbert 1890). Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern end of Baja California Sur (Mexico), and Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.
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SU 16419 Gobiesox macrurus Briggs [J. C.], 1951 Holotype  [Collection database record] Type status of illustration questionable.
macrurus, Gobiesox Briggs [J. C.] 1951:70, Figs. 5-6 [Proceedings of the California Zoological Club v. 1 (no. 11); ref. 9770] About 100 yards south of Punta Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 16419. Paratypes: ANSP 91021 [ex CAS-SU 16420] (1); CAS-SU 16420-21 (81, 23); USNM 112754 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:146 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1984:104 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Pherallodiscus funebris (Gilbert 1890) -- (Briggs 1955:129 [ref. 637]). •Synonym of Gobiesox funebris Gilbert 1890. Current status: Synonym of Gobiesox funebris Gilbert 1890. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 3030 Gobiesox muscarum Meek [S. E.] & Pierson [C. J.], 1895 Holotype  [Collection database record]
muscarum, Gobiesox Meek [S. E.] & Pierson [C. J.] 1895:571 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 10935] Monterey Bay, California, U.S.A., depth 8 fathoms. Holotype: CAS-SU 3030. Paratypes: USNM 48875 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:146 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Rimicola muscarum (Meek & Pierson 1895) -- (Briggs 1955:80 [ref. 637], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:110 [ref. 9277], Matarese et al. 1989:232 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:228 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:799 [ref. 25968], Briggs 2002:442 [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. 2016:302 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:90 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:202 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Rimicola muscarum (Meek & Pierson 1895). Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of norther Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.
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SU 1403 Gobiesox rhessodon Smith [R.], 1881 Syntype  [Collection database record]
rhessodon, Gobiesox Smith [R.] 1881:140 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 208); ref. 18282] Point Loma, San Diego County, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: BMNH 1884.10.15.4 (1) from Smith, CAS-SU 1403 (1), USNM 28396 (orig. about 50, now 3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:146 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gobiesox rhessodon Smith 1881 -- (Briggs 1955:102 [ref. 637], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:109 [ref. 9277], Nelson et al. 2004:168 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:159 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:302 [ref. 35888], Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287], Love et al. 2021:202 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox rhessodon Smith 1881. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico). Habitat: marine.
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SU 16426 Gobiesox schultzi Briggs [J. C.], 1951 Holotype  [Collection database record]
schultzi, Gobiesox Briggs [J. C.] 1951:67, Figs. 3-4 [Proceedings of the California Zoological Club v. 1 (no. 11); ref. 9770] Tidepool, outer San Carlos Bay, Sonora, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 16426. Paratypes: ANSP 127233 [ex CAS-SU 36561] (1); CAS-SU 16427 (3), 36561 (orig. 8, now 7); USNM 112753 [ex CAS-SU 16427] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:147 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1984:104 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Gobiesox schultzi Briggs 1951 -- (Briggs 1955:105 [ref. 637], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:153 [ref. 24545], Thomson et al. 2000:265 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:168 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287], Love et al. 2021:202 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox schultzi Briggs 1951. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) and Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.
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SU 17408 Gobiesox stenocephalus Briggs [J. C.], 1955 Holotype  [Collection database record]
stenocephalus, Gobiesox Briggs [J. C.] 1955:92, Fig. 98 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Puerto Parker, (Pacific) Costa Rica. Holotype: CAS-SU 17408 [ex NYZS 27872]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 17409 (3), 67326 [ex CAS-SU 17409] (1, c&s). Type catalog: Mead 1958:133 [ref. 20648]. •Valid as Gobiesox stenocephalus Briggs 1955 -- (Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox stenocephalus Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.
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