maximus, Labrus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Catesby) 1792:261 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality [probably Bahamas or Carolinas]. No types known. Based on 'The great hogfish' of Catesby (1771: 15, pl. 15). •Valid as Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:202 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:156 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:347 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:427 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:51 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:294 [ref. 25013], Parenti & Randall 2000:28 [ref. 24943], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:164 [ref. 27754], Westneat 2003:1715 [ref. 27106], Smith et al. 2003:44 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:155 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:522 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:93 [ref. 37265], Kuiter 2010:13 [ref. 35285], Page et al. 2013:160 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:63 [ref. 33341], Sampaio et al. 2016:1873 [ref. 34876], Robertson et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34961], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:71 [ref. 39585], Carvalho-Filho 2023:208 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Paraná (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2018): Vulnerable. Habitat: marine.