gayi, Chilodactylus Kner [R.] 1865:92 [Fische Frigatte "Novara" v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2638] Chile. No types known. Original genus is correctly Cheilodactylus. •Valid as Cheilodactylus gayi Kner 1865 -- (Pequeño 1989:63 [ref. 14125], Pequeño & Sáez 2000:32 [ref. 24590], Pequeño & Lamilla 2000:434 [ref. 24906], Pequeño 2001:23 [ref. 28125]). •Valid as Nemadactylus gayi (Kner 1865) -- (Burridge 1999:413 [ref. 23946], Meléndez C. & Cornejo C. 2001:68 [ref. 26163], Pequeño 2004:121 [ref. 28121], Dyer & Westneat 2010:608 [ref. 31446], Kimura et al. 2018:68 [ref. 36401], Ludt et al. 2019:134 [ref. 36635]). Current status: Valid as Nemadactylus gayi (Kner 1865). Latridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Juan Fernandez and Desventuradas islands (Chile). Habitat: marine.