oscitans, Sciaena Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:312 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 1 (for 1881); ref. 2471] (Pacific) Panama. Syntypes: USNM 29258 (1), 29299 (1), 29319 (1), 29326 (1). •Valid as Stellifer oscitans (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:168 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:124 [ref. 23101], Chao in Fischer et al. 1995:1508 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:310 [ref. 24555], Chao 2001:79 [ref. 26029] as ositans, González-Murcia et al. 2019:308 [ref. 36544], Parenti 2020:52 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Stellifer oscitans (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Honduras south to Peru. Habitat: marine.