cavifrons, Diagramma Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:290, Pl. 123 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN A-4904 (1, dry), A-7833 (1, dry), 3077 (1); SMF 3069 (1) Rio de Janeiro. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1983:33 [ref. 21546]. Confused with Genyatremus luteus (Bloch 1790) by various authors (see also account of that taxon). •Valid as Genyatremus cavifrons (Cuvier 1830) -- (Tavera et al. 2011:[6] 320 [ref. 31319], Tavera et al. 2012:6 [ref. 32469]). •Synonym of Genyatremus luteus (Bloch 1790) -- (Parenti 2019:157 [ref. 37021]). Current status: Synonym of Genyatremus luteus (Bloch 1790). Haemulidae: Plectorhinchinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Venezuela south to southern Brazil [if valid]. Habitat: brackish, marine.