brachychir, Prionotus Regan [C. T.] 1914:16 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 13 (no. 73); ref. 3661] Cape Frio, Brazil, depth 40 fathoms. Lectotype: BMNH 1913.12.4.246. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1913.12.4.237-242 (6), 1913.12.4.243-245 (3); USNM 111735 (3). Lectotype selected by Miller & Richards 1991:638 [ref. 15980]. •Valid as Bellator brachychir (Regan 1914) -- (Ross 1983:52 [ref. 36592], Robins & Ray 1986:278 [ref. 23100], Miller & Richards 1991:637 [ref. 15980], Cervigón 1991:297 [ref. 24472], Miller & Richards 1991:761 [ref. 15981], Cervigón 1992:452 [ref. 23827], Andreata & Séret 1996:585 [ref. 16204], Richards & Miller 2003:1271 [ref. 27049], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:116 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:55 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32708], Costa et al. 2015:1061 [ref. 37495], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:136 [ref. 37485], Klautau et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37903], Carvalho-Filho 2023:105 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:181 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bellator brachychir (Regan 1914). Triglidae: Prionotinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Uruguay, including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: brackish, marine.