barbatus, Opsanus Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1928:917, Pl. 91 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 249); ref. 2964] Colón, (Atlantic) Panama. Holotype (unique): USNM 81009. •Valid as Opsanus barbatus Meek & Hildebrand 1928 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:171 [ref. 24550]). •Valid as Sanopus barbatus (Meek & Hildebrand 1928) -- (Collette 1974:189 [ref. 5218], Collette 2003:1035 [ref. 26981], Smith et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27621], Greenfield et al. 2008:677 [ref. 30046], Cedillo-Reyna et al. 2020:[3] [ref. 37980]). Current status: Valid as Sanopus barbatus (Meek & Hildebrand 1928). Batrachoididae: Batrachoidinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Honduras; Panama. Habitat: marine.