punctatus, Bryttus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:462 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] No locality [probably Charleston, South Carolina]. Lectotype: MNHN A-2981. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-1701 (1, poor condition). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:66 [ref. 12478], Gilbert 1998:247 [ref. 23395]. Lectotype selected by Warren 1992:34 [ref. 21505]. •Valid as Lepomis punctatus (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Lee et al. 1980:602 [ref. 22416], Warren Jr. & Cicerello 1982:3 [ref. 40469], Robison & Buchanan 1988:376 [ref. 23393], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:186 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:268 [ref. 18983], Warren 1992:34 [ref. 21505], Etnier & Starnes 1993:424 [ref. 22809], Warren et al. 1994:133 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:150 [ref. 25560], Gilbert 1998:247 [ref. 23395], Nelson et al. 2004:131 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2008:16 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:501 [ref. 31215] with 2 subspecies, Page et al. 2013:135 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:287 [ref. 35886] with 2 subspecies, Page et al. 2023:171 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lepomis punctatus (Valenciennes 1831). Centrarchidae: Lepominae. Distribution: Eastern North America: southeastern U.S.A. Atlantic drainages and peninsular Florida [subspecies punctatus]. Habitat: freshwater.