typicus, Ophioscion Gill [T. N.] 1863:165 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1681] (Pacific) Panama. Holotype (unique): USNM 5163 [= 22861]. Type catalog: Smith 2018:76 [ref. 36061]. •Valid as Ophioscion typicus Gill 1863 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:165 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:134 [ref. 23101], Chao in Fischer et al. 1995:1488 [ref. 22830], Nelson et al. 2004:148 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:152 [ref. 32708], Angulo et al. 2013:1003 [ref. 33194], González-Murcia et al. 2019:308 [ref. 36544], Parenti 2020:35 [ref. 37439]). •Valid as Stellifer typicus (Gill 1863) -- (Chao et al. 2021:441 [ref. 38395], Page et al. 2023:210 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Stellifer typicus (Gill 1863). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica south to Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.