brasiliensis, Plagusia Cuvier [G.] in Spix & Agassiz 1831:89, Pl. 50 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Atlantic off Brazil. Syntypes: MHNN 691 (1) Bahia. Type catalog: Kottelat 1984:150 [ref. 21784, Desoutter et al. 2001:349-350 [ref. 25922]. Based on a Cuvier manuscript. •Synonym of Symphurus tessellatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Munroe 1991:269 [ref. 15142], Munroe 1998:141 [ref. 23285], Desoutter et al. 2001:350 [ref. 25922]). Current status: Synonym of Symphurus tessellatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Cynoglossidae: Symphurinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.