ophryas, Prionotus Jordan [D. S.] & Swain [J.] 1885:542 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 7 (no. 465); ref. 10649] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 36944. •Valid as Prionotus ophryas Jordan & Swain 1885 -- (Ross 1983:23 [ref. 36592], Robins & Ray 1986:280 [ref. 23100], Miller & Richards 1991:760 [ref. 15981], Cervigón 1991:299 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:100 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:452 [ref. 23827], Aguilera 1998:48 [ref. 24221], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:156 [ref. 27754] dated 1884, Richards & Miller 2003:1274 [ref. 27049], Nelson et al. 2004:117 [ref. 27807], Dennis et al. 2004:74 [ref. 31601], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:62 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:120 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:37 [ref. 33341], Klautau et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37903], Victor & Ianniello 2020:76 [ref. 37955], Page et al. 2023:182 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Prionotus ophryas Jordan & Swain 1885. Triglidae: Prionotinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Venezuela, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.