gracilis, Cymatogaster Tarp [F. H.] 1952:76, Fig. 28 [Fish Bulletin of the Division of Fish and Game of California No. 88; ref. 12250] Pelican Bay, Santa Cruz Island, 34°02'N, 119°42'W, California, U.S.A. Holotype: CAS-SU 16760. Paratypes: (10) CAS-SU 16761 (5), 16762 (orig. 5, now 3); ?USNM 162727 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:81 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Cymatogaster aggregata Gibbons 1854, but a valid subspecies -- (Lee et al. 1980:776 [ref. 22416]). •Synonym of Cymatogaster aggregata Gibbons 1854 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:662 [ref. 25968]). Current status: Synonym of Cymatogaster aggregata Gibbons 1854. Embiotocidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.