tribulus, Prionotus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:98, Pl. 74 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] New York; Carolinas, U.S.A. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-5241 (2) New York, 0000-6881 (2) New York, 0000-6943 (2) New York, 0000-6944 (2) New York; SMF 1378 [ex MNHN in 1830] (1) New York; ZMB 680 (1) Carolina. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:33-34 [ref. 20738], Paepke & Fricke 1992:277 [ref. 19946]. •Valid as Prionotus tribulus Cuvier 1829 -- (Ross 1983:15 [ref. 36592], Robins & Ray 1986:281 [ref. 23100], Miller & Richards 1991:761 [ref. 15981], Boschung 1992:101 [ref. 23239], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:242 [ref. 24550], Richards & Miller 2003:1277 [ref. 27049], Nelson et al. 2004:117 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:69 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:92 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:120 [ref. 32708], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:346 [ref. 36407]). Current status: Valid as Prionotus tribulus Cuvier 1829. Triglidae: Prionotinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.