melanura, Perca Linnaeus [C.] 1758:292 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Bahamas. No types known. Based on Catesby 1743:7, Pl. 7 (fig. 2). The specific name melanura [black tail] is an undeclinable noun. •Valid as Haemulon melanura (Linnaeus 1758) (often seen as melanurum) -- (Courtenay 1961:82 [ref. 21095], Robins & Ray 1986:179 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:334 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:202 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:50 [ref. 24221], Rocha & Rosa 1999:447 [ref. 23802], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:264 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:161 [ref. 27754], Rocha & Rosa 2001:990 [ref. 25909], Lindeman & Toxey 2003:1541 [ref. 27094], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:84 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:144 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:375 [ref. 28815], Rocha et al. 2008:921 [ref. 29817], Tavera et al. 2012:6 [ref. 32469], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:55 [ref. 33341], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:164 [ref. 37485], Robertson et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34961]). •Valid as Haemulon melanurum (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti 2019:160 [ref. 37021], Robertson et al. 2020:156 [ref. 38098], Marceniuk et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:570 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:167 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:206 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Haemulon melanurum (Linnaeus 1758). Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Sergipe (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.