Percichthys Girard [C. F.] 1855:197 Masc. Percichthys chilensis Girard 1855 (= Perca trucha Valenciennes 1833). Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Gill 1861:51 [ref. 1768]. Girard's Percichthys chilensis is an unneeded substitute for P. trucha Guichenot in Gay = P. trucha Valenciennes. •Valid as Percichthys Girard 1855 -- (Arratia 1982:8 [ref. 143], Dyer 2000:85 [ref. 26678], Heemstra 2003:1299 [ref. 27043], Arratia in Reis et al. 2003:596 [ref. 27061], López-Arbarello 2004:331 [ref. 28106]). Current status: Valid as Percichthys Girard 1855. Percichthyidae.