petersii, Paralonchurus Bocourt [F.] 1869:22 [Bulletin des Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 5; ref. 486] Union, El Salvador. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0979. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:16 [ref. 6382]. •Valid as Paralonchurus petersii Bocourt 1869 [sometimes as petersi] -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:166 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:126 [ref. 23101], Chao in Fischer et al. 1995:1493 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:308 [ref. 24555], Parenti 2020:40 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Paralonchurus petersii Bocourt 1869. Sciaenidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: El Salvador south to Ecuador. Habitat: marine.