| Citation | Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994, Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific.. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. |
| Ref. | 11482 Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994 |
| Page | 223 |
| Named Used as Valid | Dactyloscopus pectoralis |
| Comment | Subspecies recognized are now elevated in the species level. |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Eastern Pacific. |
| Quote | Three subspecies recognized: Dactyloscopus pectoralis pectoralis from the Gulf of California and the outer coast of Baja California, D. pectoralis fallax from Sinaloa, Mexico to Ecuador, including Cocos Island, and D. pectoralis insulatus from the Revillagigedo Islands. |