pardus, Batrachus tau Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1880:336 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 98); ref. 18135] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 22337 (2, ? cast). •Valid as Opsanus pardus (Goode & Bean 1880) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:84 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:78 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:811 [ref. 23897], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:171 [ref. 24550], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:152 [ref. 27754], Collette 2001:3 [ref. 25398], Collette 2003:1038 [ref. 26981], Nelson et al. 2004:95 [ref. 27807], Greenfield et al. 2008:676 [ref. 30046], Page et al. 2013:96 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:112 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Opsanus pardus (Goode & Bean 1880). Batrachoididae: Batrachoidinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.