spes, Garmannia Ginsburg [I.] 1939:62 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 12362] Drydock at Mt. Hope, Panama Canal Zone. Holotype: USNM 107299. Paratypes: USNM 121940 (2). •Valid as Gobiosoma spes (Ginsburg 1939) -- (Cervigón 1994:198 [ref. 24488], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1794 [ref. 27111], Van Tassell 2011:154 [ref. 31732], Tornabene & Van Tassell 2014:24 [ref. 33167], Angulo et al. 2013:1009 [ref. 33194], Van Tassell et al. 2015:475 [ref. 33949]). Current status: Valid as Gobiosoma spes (Ginsburg 1939). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.