bilinearis, Stomodon Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:7 [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] Oyster Bay, New York, U.S.A. Neotype: USNM 39935. Neotype from USNM records, not researched and not here designated. •Valid as Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill 1814) -- (Smith 1986:406 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:94 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:278 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:121 [ref. 14674], Inada in Cohen et al. 1990:334 [ref. 18936], Murdy et al. 1997:114 [ref. 23144], Roldán et al. 1999:82 [ref. 27164], Grant & Leslie 2001:700 [ref. 25592], Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:219 [ref. 26158], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1020 [ref. 27011], Moore et al. 2003:213 [ref. 27076], Lloris et al. 2003:24 [ref. 27698], Nelson et al. 2004:94 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:93 [ref. 32708], Martins & Carneiro 2018:36 [ref. 36550], Pérez et al. 2021:7 [ref. 39639], Simian et al. 2022:375 [ref. 40776], Page et al. 2023:104 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill 1814). Merlucciidae. Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic: Newfoundland (Canada) south to New York (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.