meridionalis, Neopercis atlanticus Carvalho [J. de P.] 1956:202, Figs. 1-3 [Boletim do Instituto Oceanografico, São Paulo v. 7 (nos 1-2); ref. 12054] Cabo Frio, southeastern Brazil, 23°S. Holotype (unique): IO 308 (apparently lost). Type catalog: Menezes 1974:216 [ref. 20795]. Rosa & Rosa 1997:850 [ref. 25850] mention seeing the type, but they do not list it in their materials examined. •Synonym of Pinguipes brasilianus Cuvier 1829 -- (Rosa & Rosa 1998:850 [ref. 25850]). Current status: Synonym of Pinguipes brasilianus Cuvier 1829. Pinguipedidae. Habitat: marine.