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Species related to Peristedion brevirostre: [ 2 ] records

brevirostre, Peristethus Günther [A.] 1860:217 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 2; ref. 1963] Caribbean Sea. Syntypes: BMNH 1842.12.13.52 (2, skins), 1847.6.27.8 (1). •Valid as Peristedion brevirostre (Günther 1860) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:278 [ref. 23100], Miller & Richards 2003:1281 [ref. 27050], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:74 [ref. 28815], Kawai 2008:24 [ref. 29787], Page et al. 2023:181 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:565 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Peristedion brevirostre (Günther 1860). Triglidae: Peristediinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Georgia (U.S.A.) south to Trinidad and Tobago, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

platycephalum, Peristedium Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1886:167 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 12 (no. 5); ref. 1844] Off Barbados, West Indies, depth 123 fathoms. Holotype: MCZ 28028. Paratypes: (2?) USNM 47647 (1, lost). •Synonym of Peristedion brevirostre (Günther 1860) -- (Miller & Richards 2003:1281 [ref. 27050]). Current status: Synonym of Peristedion brevirostre (Günther 1860). Triglidae: Peristediinae. Habitat: marine.