punctatus, Prionurus Gill [T. N.] 1862:242 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1665] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: CAS 79587 [ex OU 6099], MCZ 35896 [ex USNM 9306] (4), USNM 9306 (24). •Valid as Prionurus punctatus Gill 1862 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:274 [ref. 22193], Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:844 [ref. 22829], Thomson et al. 2000:255 [ref. 25640], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:137 [ref. 26232], Randall 2001:161 [ref. 25804], Nelson et al. 2004:175 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:164 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:180 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:150 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:450 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:611 [ref. 34923]). •Synonym of Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Ludt et al. 2019:4008 [ref. 36781]). Current status: Synonym of Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes 1846). Acanthuridae. Habitat: marine.