| Citation | Follett, W.I. and M.E. Anderson, 1990, Esselenia, a new genus of pricklebacks (Teleostei: Stichaeidae), with two new species from California and Baja California Norte.. Copeia 1990(1):147-163. |
| Ref. | Follett, W.I. and M.E. Anderson, 1990 |
| Page | 153;fig.5-6 |
| Named Used as Valid | Esselenia laurae |
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| Locality | Type locality: California, Santa Barbara Co.: off Santa Catalina Id., Fansworth Bank, 2.4 km WSW of Ben Weston Pt., 33°21'N, 118°31'W. |
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