sechurae, Synodus Hildebrand [S. F.] 1946:111, Fig. 24 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 189; ref. 2161] Sechura Bay, Peru, 5°32'S, 81°07'W. Holotype: USNM 127829. Paratypes: USNM 41409 (1), 54506 (1), 79622 (2), 79624 (1). •Valid as Synodus sechurae Hildebrand 1946 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:73 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:54 [ref. 23101], Bussing & Lavenberg in Fischer et al. 1995:1628 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:298 [ref. 24545], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:171 [ref. 24555], Groce et al. 2001:153 [ref. 25754], Nelson et al. 2004:88 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:41 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:254 [ref. 28944], Page et al. 2013:89 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34871], Love et al. 2021:62 [ref. 39279], Polanco F. & Acero P. 2021:144 [ref. 39983], Page et al. 2023:92 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Synodus sechurae Hildebrand 1946. Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.