petrosus, Mugil Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:89 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Cuba. Lectotype: MNHN A-3613. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-3611 (1) Suriname, A-3612 (1) Suriname, A-3614 (1) Vera Cruz, A-3615 (1) New York; ZMB 1825 [ex MNHN] (1) Rio de Janeiro. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:697-698 [ref. 21541]. As Mugil rupestris on p. ix. Lectotype selected by Harrison 1993:145 [ref. 21990]. •Synonym of Mugil curema Valenciennes 1836 -- (Thomson 1990:859 [ref. 19180], Harrison 1993:145 [ref. 21990], Thomson 1997:487 [ref. 23428] on MNHN A.3613, Mirande & Koerber 2015:55 [ref. 35117]). Current status: Synonym of Mugil curema Valenciennes 1836. Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.