Pinguipes Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:277 Masc. Pinguipes brasilianus Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as "Les Pinguipes" in Cuvier (Mar.) 1829:153 [ref. 995], with "Ping. Brasiliensis" listed but without distinguishing features (unavailable); genus and species more fully described in Cuvier & Valenciennes (Apr.) 1829 to which both taxa date ["Ping." as given by Cuvier 1829:153 is not sufficient to latinize Pinguipes]. •Valid as Pinguipes Cuvier 1829 -- (Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:266 [ref. 14235], Rosa & Rosa 1987:1048 [ref. 6066], Rosa & Rosa 1998:849 [ref. 25850], Randall & McCosker 2002:87 [ref. 26140], Imamura & Matsuura 2003:268 [ref. 27220], Johnson & Randall 2006:57 [ref. 28930], Imamura & Yoshino 2007:98 [ref. 29016], Randall 2008:159 [ref. 29931]). Current status: Valid as Pinguipes Cuvier 1829. Pinguipedidae.