ocellatus, Lophius histrio var. Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Parra) 1801:142 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Mare Hauannam aluens [Havana, Cuba]. No types known. Bloch specimens: ZMB 2229 (1). Based on the 'Pescador' of Parra 1787:1, Pl. 1 [ref. 6840]. •Valid as Antennarius ocellatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Pietsch 1984:36 [ref. 5380], Robins & Ray 1986:88 [ref. 23100], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:131 [ref. 20669], Scott & Scott 1988:237 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:228 [ref. 14674], Cervigón 1991:189 [ref. 24472], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:819 [ref. 23897], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:160 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:153 [ref. 27754], Pietsch 2003:1051 [ref. 17014], Smith et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:95 [ref. 27807]). •Valid as Fowlerichthys ocellatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Smith-Vaniz & Collette 2013:169 [ref. 32953], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:55 [ref. 38284], Robertson et al. 2022:86 [ref. 39353], Carvalho-Filho 2023:85 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:164 [ref. 40505], Moral-Flores et al. 2024:20 [ref. 41188]). Current status: Valid as Fowlerichthys ocellatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to French Guiana, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: brackish, marine.
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