melanocheir, Stellifer Eigenmann [C. H.] 1918:682 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 56 (no. 7); ref. 12304] Tumaco, Colombia. Holotype (unique): FMNH 58507 [ex CM 7520]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:92 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:81 [ref. 12367]. Also appeared as Eigenmann 1922:193, Pl. 28 (fig. 3) [ref. 1243]. •Valid as Stellifer melanocheir Eigenmann 1918 -- (Chao in Fischer et al. 1995:1506 [ref. 22830], Chao 2001:79 [ref. 26029], Parenti 2020:52 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Stellifer melanocheir Eigenmann 1918. Sciaenidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Colombia and Ecuador. Habitat: marine.