sechurae, Symphurus Hildebrand [S. F.] 1946:475, Fig. 89 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 189; ref. 2161] Near Sechura, Sechura Bay, Peru, 5°34'S, 80°52'W. Holotype: USNM 128170. Paratypes: Gov't of Peru [ex USNM 128171] (1), USNM 128171 (now 2). Non-types: Non-Peruvian specimens not definitely referred. •Valid as Symphurus sechurae Hildebrand 1946 -- (Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:216 [ref. 24555]). •Synonym of Symphurus melanurus Clark 1936 -- (Munroe 1990:230 [ref. 19192]). Current status: Synonym of Symphurus melanurus Clark 1936. Cynoglossidae: Symphurinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.