rhombeus, Gerres Cuvier [G.] 1829:188 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Martinique Island, West Indies. Neotype: MNHN 0000-9451. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:17 [ref. 15502]. Available from footnote 1: G. rhombeus, N., ou Stone bass., Sloane, Jam., II, pl. 253, f. 1;". See also Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:459 [ref. 996]. Neotype established in Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:17 [ref. 15502]. •Valid as Gerres rhombeus Cuvier 1829 -- (González Bencomo et al. 1997:159 [ref. 24960]). •Valid as Diapterus rhombeus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Deckert & Greenfield 1987:187 [ref. 6778], Cervigón 1992:325 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:164 [ref. 24474], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:169 [ref. 22947], Aguilera 1998:50 [ref. 24221], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:320 [ref. 24550], Camargo & Isaac 2001:142 [ref. 27639], Gilmore 2003:1511 [ref. 27093], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:83 [ref. 27192] with Valenciennes as author, Smith et al. 2003:35 [ref. 27621] dated 1830, Nelson et al. 2004:143 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:348 [ref. 28815], Miller 2006:346 [ref. 28615]). Current status: Valid as Diapterus rhombeus (Cuvier 1829). Gerreidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: brackish, marine.