peruanus, Xenistius Hildebrand [S. F.] 1946:235, Fig. 51 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 189; ref. 2161] Lobos de Tierra Island, Peru. Holotype: AMNH 16202. Paratypes: (9) AMNH 16214 (4), USNM 120478 (4). •Valid as Xenistius peruanus Hildebrand 1946 -- (Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:371 [ref. 24555]). •Valid as Brachygenys peruanus (Hildebrand 1946) -- (Parenti 2019:155 [ref. 37021]). •Valid as Brachygenys peruana (Hildebrand 1946). Current status: Valid as Brachygenys peruana (Hildebrand 1946). Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Peru. Habitat: marine.