tropicus, Paralichthys Ginsburg [I.] 1933:4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 82 (no. 2961); ref. 1800] Off Trinidad Island, West Indies, 10°37'40"N, 61°42'40"W, depth 31 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 34919. •Valid as Paralichthys tropicus Ginsburg 1933 -- (Gutherz 1967:11 [ref. 23862], Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:459 [ref. 14275], Cervigón 1992:277 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1996:63 [ref. 24489], Aguilera 1998:53 [ref. 24221], Saavedra-Díaz et al. 2000:307 [ref. 24565], Munroe 2003:1911 [ref. 27118], Díaz de Astarloa et al. 2006:241 [ref. 28684], Díaz de Astarloa et al. 2018:14 [ref. 36025], Carvalho-Filho 2023:274 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Paralichthys tropicus Ginsburg 1933. Paralichthyidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Venezuela south to northern Brazil, including southern Caribbean Sea Habitat: marine.