marginatus, Pomotis Holbrook [J. E.] 1855:49, Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 3 (art. 1); ref. 15935] St. John's River, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): MCZ 3254. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:241 [ref. 23395]. •Valid as Lepomis marginatus (Holbrook 1855) -- (Lee et al. 1980:599 [ref. 22416], Robison & Buchanan 1988:372 [ref. 23393], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:188 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:271 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:113 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:419 [ref. 22809], Knight & Hastings 1994:150 [ref. 25560], Mettee et al. 1996:541 [ref. 25836], Gilbert 1998:241 [ref. 23395], Ross et al. 2001:418 [ref. 25978], Nelson et al. 2004:131 [ref. 27807], Miller & Robison 2004:310 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:457 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2008:15 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:506 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:135 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:281 [ref. 35886], Bagley et al. 2023:323 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:171 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lepomis marginatus (Holbrook 1855). Centrarchidae: Lepominae. Distribution: North America: southeastern and south-central U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.