auroguttatus, Paralabrax Walford [L. A.] 1936:1 [Occasional Papers of the Santa Barbara Museum v. 4; ref. 13272] Guaymas, western coast of Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 100981. •Valid as Paralabrax auroguttatus Walford 1936 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:200 [ref. 9277], Allen & Robertson 1994:113 [ref. 22193], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1604 [ref. 22830], Thomson et al. 2000:76 [ref. 25640], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:164 [ref. 25813], Pondella et al. 2003:181 [ref. 29770], Nelson et al. 2004:129 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:112 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:132 [ref. 32708], Parenti & Randall 2020:120 [ref. 37354], Walker et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37499], Love et al. 2021:148 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:194 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Paralabrax auroguttatus Walford 1936. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California and Gulf of California (Mexico) endemic; record from southern California (U.S.A.) needs verification. Habitat: marine.