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Species related to Dactyloscopus elongatus: [ 1 ] record

elongatus, Dactyloscopus Myers [G. S.] & Wade [C. B.] 1946:157, Pl. 20 (fig. 1) [Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 6); ref. 3135] Off Black Rock, South of Cape Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico, 19°57'N, 105°32'W, depth 5-10 fathoms. Holotype (unique): LACM 23184 [ex AHF 907]. •Synonym of Dactyloscopus fimbriatus (Reid 1935), but a valid subspecies -- (Dawson 1975:24 [ref. 7121]). •Valid as Dactyloscopus elongatus Myers & Wade 1946 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:471 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:9 [ref. 31156], Page et al. 2013:167 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:194 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Dactyloscopus elongatus Myers & Wade 1946. Dactyloscopidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Oaxaca (Mexico), including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.