punctatus, Eques Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Parra) 1801:106, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Cuba. No types known. Based on the 'Serrana hispanis' of Parra 1787:2, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [ref. 6840]. •Valid as Equetus punctatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Chao 1978:28 [ref. 6983], Robins & Ray 1986:187 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:145 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:403 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:270 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:51 [ref. 24221], Holt & Riley 1999:825 [ref. 24428], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:270 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:162 [ref. 27754], Schwartz 2001:129 [ref. 25391], Collette et al. 2003:110 [ref. 26784], Chao 2003:1618 [ref. 27097], Casatti & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:87 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:147 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:426 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:93 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:152 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:57 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:80 [ref. 38844], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:74 [ref. 39585]). •Valid as Eques punctatus Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Parenti 2020:18 [ref. 37439], Carvalho-Filho 2023:175 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:209 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Eques punctatus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Sciaenidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Bahamas and Florida (U.S.A.) south to Bahia (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.