auriga, Dules Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:112, Pl. 51 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN A-3003 (2), SMF 1082 [ex MNHN] (1). •Valid as Serranus auriga (Cuvier 1829) -- (Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:166 [ref. 25813], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800]). •Valid as Dules auriga Cuvier 1829 -- (Inada in Nakamura et al. 1986:198 [ref. 14235], Andreata & Séret 1996:585 [ref. 16204], López et al. 2002:65 [ref. 26808], Camargo & Isaac 2001:143 [ref. 27639], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:75 [ref. 27192], Bovcon et al. 2010:[5] 836 [ref. 41480], Carvalho Filho & Ferreira 2013:809 [ref. 33030], Fabiano et al. 2014:8 [ref. 33530], Nión et al. 2016:46 [ref. 35565] with author as (Cuvier 1829), Spier et al. 2018:9 [ref. 36103], Parenti & Randall 2020:116 [ref. 37354], Carvalho-Filho 2023:125 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Dules auriga Cuvier 1829. Serranidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Bahia (Brazil) south to northern Argentina. Habitat: marine.