batabanus, Johnius Poey [F.] 1860:184 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Batabano, south coast of Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 10926-27 (1, 1), 21957 (1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:204 [ref. 22926]. •Valid as Bairdiella batabana (Poey 1860) -- (Chao 1978:39 [ref. 6983], Robins & Ray 1986:185 [ref. 23100], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:385 [ref. 24550], Musick 2000:17 [ref. 24959], Nelson et al. 2004:146 [ref. 27807]). •Valid as Corvula batabana (Poey 1860) -- (Chao 2003:1603 [ref. 27097], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:417 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:151 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2013:151 [ref. 32708], Parenti 2020:12 [ref. 37439], Page et al. 2023:208 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Corvula batabana (Poey 1860). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Southern Florida (U.S.A.) south to Virgin Islands, including northern Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.