adspersus, Pseudorhombus Steindachner [F.] 1867:119 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 4 (no. 14) (for 16 May 1867); ref. 21724] Chinchas Islands [? Chincha Islands, Peru]. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Species also appeared on p. 79 of English version [ref. 18764]; later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1867:709, Pl. 2 [p. 9 of separate] [ref. 6393]. •Valid as Paralichthys adspersus (Steindachner 1867) -- (Hiyama in Kumada 1937:58 [ref. 39147], Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:296 [ref. 14235], Pequeño & Plaza 1987:165 [ref. 6629], Pequeño 1989:76 [ref. 14125] as adpersus, Evseenko 1998:58 [ref. 23643], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:202 [ref. 24555], Evseenko 1998:834 [ref. 24689], Pequeño & Sáez 2000:33 [ref. 24590], Díaz de Astarloa et al. 2018:14 [ref. 36025], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:242 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Paralichthys adspersus (Steindachner 1867). Paralichthyidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific off northwestern South America. Habitat: marine.