phalaena, Umbrina Girard [C. F.] 1858:167 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10; ref. 1813] Indianola and Brazos Santiago, Texas, U.S.A. Syntypes: MCZ 482 [ex USNM 620] (1); USNM 619 (1, not found in 1993), 620 (orig. 4, now 1), 128273 [ex USNM 620] (2), ?154721 [?ex USNM 620] (1). See also Girard 1859:13, Pl. 5 (figs. 1-5) [ref. 13405]. •Synonym of Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Chao 1978:30 [ref. 6983], Marceniuk et al. 2020:315 [ref. 37705]). Current status: Synonym of Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus 1758). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.