punctatus, Perca Linnaeus [C.] (ex Garden) 1766:482 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] South Carolina, U.S.A. Syntypes: LS 108-109 (left half-skins). Type catalog: Goode & Bean 1885:201 [ref. 1841], Wheeler 1985:60 [ref. 20705]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Perca punctata Linnaeus 1758. Based on 'Yellowtail' in manuscript description, and 2 specimens sent by A. Garden [South Carolina]. •Synonym of Bairdiella chrysoura (Lacepède 1802) -- (Chao 1978:39 [ref. 6983], Smith 1986:432 [ref. 22186], Parenti 2020:9 [ref. 37439]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Bairdiella chrysoura (Lacepède 1802). Sciaenidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.