punctipectophorus, Coryphopterus Springer [V. G.] 1960:237, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 11951] Gulf of Mexico, about 15 meters offshore 240° from John Pass, Madeira Beach, Pinellas County, Florida, U.S.A., depth 62 feet. Holotype: ANSP 90103. Paratypes: FMNH 62777 (3); UF 207065 [ex UMML 7065] (1); USNM 179307 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:109 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:28 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Coryphopterus punctipectophorus Springer 1960 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:244 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:163 [ref. 23239], Randall 1995:796 [ref. 22357], Schwartz 1999:283 [ref. 25307], Böhlke & Robins 1960:120 [ref. 11897], Thacker & Cole 2002:837 [ref. 26548], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1793 [ref. 27111], Ross & Rhode 2004:304 [ref. 27789], Nelson et al. 2004:170 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:685 [ref. 28815], Baldwin et al. 2009:131 [ref. 30559], Van Tassell 2011:140 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:176 [ref. 32708], Baldwin & Robertson 2015:138 [ref. 33884], Parenti 2021:121 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Coryphopterus punctipectophorus Springer 1960. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.), including northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.