insigne, Scarostoma Kner [R.] 1867:715 [7], Pl. 2 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56; ref. 2645] West coast of South America. Original number of holotype: MGH 3748. •Valid as Oplegnathus insignis (Kner 1867) -- (Pequeño 1989:62 [ref. 14125], Allen & Robertson 1994:183 [ref. 22193], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:448 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:339 [ref. 24555], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Grove et al. 2022:22 [ref. 41326], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:301 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Oplegnathus insignis (Kner 1867). Oplegnathidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Ecuador south to northern Chile, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2010): Data deficient. Habitat: marine.