obliquus, Mugil Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:16 [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] New York, U.S.A. No types known. Also in Mitchill 1815:405 [ref. 13292] as Labrus obliquus. •Synonym of Leiostomus xanthurus Lacepède 1802 -- (Chao 1978:29 [ref. 6983], Smith 1986:433 [ref. 22186], Parenti 2020:26 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Leiostomus xanthurus Lacepède 1802. Sciaenidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.