subligarius, Centropristis Cope [E. D.] 1870:120 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 22; ref. 18030] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ANSP 13675. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:156 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Dules subligarius (Cope 1870) -- (Baughman 1947:280 [ref. 41409]). •Valid as Serranus subligarius (Cope 1870) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:139 [ref. 23100], Bullock & Smith 1991:71 [ref. 36591], Boschung 1992:110 [ref. 23239], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:166 [ref. 25813], Heemstra et al. 2003:1327 [ref. 27060], Nelson et al. 2004:130 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:190 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:133 [ref. 32708], Iwamoto & Wirtz 2018:35 [ref. 36189], Parenti & Randall 2020:128 [ref. 37354], Page et al. 2023:195 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Serranus subligarius (Cope 1870). Serranidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina south to Florida (U.S.A.), including northern Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.