affine, Plectropoma Poey [F.] 1861:427 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] North coast of Cuba. Neotype: STRI 18986. Neotype designated by Puebla et al. 2022:118 [ref. 39011]. •Synonym of Hypoplectrus chlorurus (Cuvier 1828) -- (Domeier 1994:105 [ref. 21359]). •Synonym of Hypoplectrus unicolor (Walbaum 1792) -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:119 [ref. 37354]). •Valid as Hypoplectrus affinis (Poey 1861) -- (Puebla et al. 2022:118 [ref. 39011], Page et al. 2023:194 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypoplectrus affinis (Poey 1861). Serranidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida Keys (U.S.A.) and Cuba south to Trinidad and Tobago, including southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.