axillaris, Gerres Günther [A.] 1864:152 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 22 Mar. 1864); ref. 13930] Chiapam [Puerto Chiapas, Chiapas, Mexico]. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.1.26.245-247. •Valid as Diapterus axillaris (Günther 1864) -- (Miller 2006:344 [ref. 28615], Page et al. 2013:148 [ref. 32708]). •Valid as Eugerres axillaris (Günther 1864) -- (Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995:1124 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:148 [ref. 24545], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:324 [ref. 24550], Nelson et al. 2004:144 [ref. 27807], González-Acosta et al. 2005:664 [ref. 28660], Love et al. 2005:123 [ref. 37547], González-Acosta & Rodiles-Hernández 2013:308 [ref. 32753], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:91 [ref. 35859], Love et al. 2021:161 [ref. 39279], Barrientos et al. 2023:275 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:173 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Eugerres axillaris (Günther 1864). Gerreidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). IUCN (2017): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.