platyrhincus, Lepisosteus DeKay [J. E.] 1842:273, Pl. 43 (fig. 137) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] Florida and the western rivers, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): Cabinet of the Lyceum (whereabouts unknown). •Valid as Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay 1842 -- (Wiley 1976:60 [ref. 7091], Lee et al. 1980:51 [ref. 22416], Page & Burr 1991:31 [ref. 18983], Wiley 2003:674 [ref. 26988], Nelson et al. 2004:58 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2005:8 [ref. 28940], Grande 2010:218 [ref. 31167], Page & Burr 2011:143 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:58 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:50 [ref. 35886], Page et al. 2023:49 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay 1842. Lepisosteidae. Distribution: North America: Florida and Georgia (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.