floridae, Hypoplectrus Victor [B. C.] 2012:4, Figs. 1-5, 7 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 5; ref. 32153] Ten Thousand Islands, 25.6°N, 81.25°W, off Everglades, southwestern Florida, U.S.A. Holotype: SIO 12-58 (40.3 mm SL). Paratypes: SIO 12-58 (3), 12-59 (1). Plus photographs. •Valid as Hypoplectrus floridae Victor 2012 -- (Tavera & Acero P. 2013:33 [ref. 32434], Victor & Marks 2018:12 [ref. 36139], Parenti & Randall 2020:117 [ref. 37354], Puebla et al. 2022:111 [ref. 39011], Page et al. 2023:194 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypoplectrus floridae Victor 2012. Serranidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: eastern Gulf of Mexico and southern Florida (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.