maxillosus, Opisthognathus Poey [F.] 1860:286 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. No types known. Correct spelling of original genus is Opistognathus. •Valid as Opisthognathus maxillosus Poey 1860 -- (Birdsong & Emery 1968:190 [ref. 41459]). •Valid as Opistognathus maxillosus Poey 1860 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:217 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1994:19 [ref. 24488], Smith-Vaniz 1997:1122 [ref. 22985], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:158 [ref. 27754], Smith-Vaniz 2003:1378 [ref. 27083], Smith et al. 2003:27 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:130 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:206 [ref. 28815], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:44 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2020:160 [ref. 38098], Page et al. 2023:159 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Opistognathus maxillosus Poey 1860. Opistognathidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: east coast of Florida (U.S.A.) south to Trinidad and Tobago, including southern ans eastern Gulf of Mexico, and northern and eastern Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.