thompsoni, Peristedion Fowler [H. W.] 1952:7, Figs. 3-4 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 246; ref. 12771] South of Sombrero Key Light, Florida, U.S.A., depth 80 fathoms. Holotype: ANSP 71956. Paratypes: ANSP 71957 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:164 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Peristedion thompsoni Fowler 1952 -- (Miller 1967:17 [ref. 7978], Burgess et al. 1980:79 [ref. 41504], Miller & Richards 2003:1284 [ref. 27050], Moore et al. 2003:222 [ref. 27076], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:74 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:117 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:81 [ref. 28815], Kawai 2008:24 [ref. 29787], Page et al. 2013:120 [ref. 32708], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:141 [ref. 37485], Page et al. 2023:182 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Peristedion thompsoni Fowler 1952. Triglidae: Peristediinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.