papillifer, Gobiesox Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:96 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 44376. •Valid as Gobiesox papillifer Gilbert 1890 -- (Briggs 1955:122 [ref. 637], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:109 [ref. 9277], Allen & Robertson 1994:86 [ref. 22193], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:151 [ref. 24545], Thomson et al. 2000:265 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:168 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:159 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34871], Kells et al. 2016:302 [ref. 35888], Conway et al. 2017:[9] [ref. 35287], Conway et al. 2017:547 [ref. 35580], Love et al. 2021:201 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Gobiesox papillifer Gilbert 1890. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Panama, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.