maximum, Diplectrum Hildebrand [S. F.] 1946:185, Fig. 42 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 189; ref. 2161] Paita, Peru. Holotype: USNM 77624. Paratypes: USNM 77698 (1). The specimen in USNM 77698 (1) was included with some question but is regarded as a paratype. •Valid as Diplectrum maximum Hildebrand 1946 -- (Bortone 1977:33 [ref. 7064], Allen & Robertson 1994:108 [ref. 22193], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1586 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:279 [ref. 24545], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:361 [ref. 24555], Lea & Rosenblatt 2000:121 [ref. 25206], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Nelson et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:110 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32708], González-Acosta et al. 2016:[2] 1626 [ref. 36125], Kells et al. 2016:350 [ref. 35888], González-Murcia et al. 2019:306 [ref. 36544], Parenti & Randall 2020:115 [ref. 37354], Love et al. 2021:148 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:194 [ref. 40505], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:312 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum maximum Hildebrand 1946. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.