punctatus, Aplodactylus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:477, Pl. 242 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 1000] Valparaíso, Chile. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2995. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:7 [ref. 15502]. •Valid as Aplodactylus punctatus Valenciennes 1832 -- (Pequeño 1989:63 [ref. 14125], Stepien 1990:600 [ref. 19879], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:172 [ref. 24555], Russell 2000:2166 [ref. 28805], Burridge 2000:2180 [ref. 28806]). Current status: Valid as Aplodactylus punctatus Valenciennes 1832. Aplodactylidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Peru to Chile. Habitat: marine.