macrolepis, Pontinus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:257, Pl. 69 (fig. 247) [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] Off Yucatán, Mexico, 20°59'30"N, 86°23'45"W, Albatross station 235, depth 130 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 39324. •Synonym of Pontinus nematophthalmus (Günther 1860) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:27 [ref. 1274], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:156 [ref. 27754]). Current status: Synonym of Pontinus nematophthalmus (Günther 1860). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.