providencianus, Hypoplectrus Acero P. [A.] & Garzón-Ferreira [J.] 1994:6, Figs. 1-2 [Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas de Punta de Betín No. 23; ref. 22090] Near Lawrence Reef, Isla Providencia, Colombia, Caribbean Sea, depth 10 meters. Holotype: INVEMAR-P 0450. Paratypes: USNM (1). •Valid as Hypoplectrus providencianus Acero P. & Garzón-Ferreira 1994 -- (Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:157 [ref. 27754], Heemstra et al. 2003:1367 [ref. 27060], Aguilar-Perera & González-Salas 2010:377 [ref. 30878], Lobel 2011:11 [ref. 31606], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2012:4 [ref. 31860], Page et al. 2013:132 [ref. 32708], Parenti & Randall 2020:119 [ref. 37354], Puebla et al. 2022:111 [ref. 39011], Page et al. 2023:194 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypoplectrus providencianus Acero P. & Garzón-Ferreira 1994. Serranidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: western Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.