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Species in the genus Microspathodon: [ 11 ] records

azurissimus, Microspathodon Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] in Jordan 1895:478, Pl. 44 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2394] Venados Islands, near Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Syntypes: CAS-SU 2895 (1), 11610 (1, missing), 11636 (1, missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

bairdii, Pomacentrus Gill [T. N.] 1862:149 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: (orig. 2) ?BMNH 1862.5.21.16 [ex USNM] (1), USNM 3656 (orig. 4, now 2). •Valid as Microspathodon bairdii (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:188 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1401 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:476 [ref. 24023] as bairdi, Thomson et al. 2000:165 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:134 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:174 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Microspathodon bairdii (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Ecuador, including Gulf of California (Mexico), Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

chrysurus, Glyphisodon Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:476 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8125. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:10 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:198 [ref. 23100], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:848 [ref. 15959], Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:151 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:352 [ref. 24474], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:286 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754], Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1645 [ref. 25634], Rocha & Rosa 2001:991 [ref. 25909], Collette et al. 2003:114 [ref. 26784], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1700 [ref. 27102], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:497 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Pinheiro et al. 2015:23 [ref. 34324], Robertson et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho in Marceniuk et al. 2021:260 [ref. 38945], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:70 [ref. 39585], Carvalho-Filho 2023:195 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Espírito Santo (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

cinereus, Microspathodon Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:71 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Clarion and Socorro Islands. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

denegatus, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1860:190 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 14672 (1), 14675 (1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:208-209 [ref. 22926]. •Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:848 [ref. 15959], Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

dorsalis, Hypsypops Gill [T. N.] 1862:147 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 4369. •Valid as Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:189 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1401 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:477 [ref. 24023], Thomson et al. 2000:165 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:135 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], González-Murcia et al. 2019:305 [ref. 36544], Love et al. 2021:174 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:167 [ref. 40816], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Ecuador, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

fowleri, Mycrospathodon Silvester [C. F.] 1915:216 [Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book No. 14; ref. 4027] Coral reef off Guanica harbor, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Holotype: PU 3060. Paratypes: PU (5). Original genus should have been Microspathodon. •Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

frontatus, Microspathodon Emery [A. R.] 1970:294, Figs. 1, 3 [Studies in Tropical Oceanography (Miami) No. 4 (pt 2); ref. 7735] Annobón Island, Isla la Piramide near town of Ambo, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea. Holotype: USNM 202500. Paratypes: ANSP 111216 (5); FMNH 74356-8 (24, 5, 6); UF 223693 [ex UMML 23693] (9), ?UF 223984 [ex UMML 23984] (2); USNM 202501 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:57 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Microspathodon frontatus Emery 1970 -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Afonso et al. 1999:77 [ref. 25466], Wirtz et al. 2007:37 [ref. 30263], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2726 [ref. 34618], Almeida & Alves 2019:271 [ref. 37509], Reiner 2019:238 [ref. 38139], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418], Fermon et al. 2022:251 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Microspathodon frontatus Emery 1970. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Ghana south to Gabon, including Bioko (Equatorial Guinea), Annobón Island (Equatorial Guinea), and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

niveatus, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1876:144 [102] [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876); ref. 3510] Cuba. Holotype (unique): ?USNM 37455. On p. 102 of separate. •Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:286 [ref. 25013], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

quadrigutta, Pomacentrus Gill [T. N.] 1862:149 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: BMNH 1862.5.21.17 [ex USNM] (1), USNM 3657 (2). •Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

rudis, Glyphidodon Poey [F.] 1860:191 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Poey specimens: MCZ 14787 (2), ZMB 5936 (1). •Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.