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Species in the genus Diplectrum: [ 23 ] records

arcuarium, Diplectrum Ginsburg [I.] 1948:268 [Copeia 1948 (no. 4); ref. 13054] Off Breton Sound, Louisiana, U.S.A., 29°29'30"N, 88°41'W, depth 15 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 144213. Paratypes: (37) CAS-SU 50185 (1); USNM 118535 (18, now 11), 118536 (1), 129817 (1), 144213-16 (1, 1, 9, 1), 155173-77 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2). Appeared as "Diplectrum arcuarium, new subspecies," but the author states, "...Therefore, for nomenclatural purposes, the Gulf population is tentatively treated as though it were a full species." •Synonym of Diplectrum bivittatum (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Bortone 1977:22 [ref. 7064], Bullock & Smith 1991:46 [ref. 36591], Parenti & Randall 2020:114 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Diplectrum bivittatum (Valenciennes 1828). Serranidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea south to Brazil [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

ayresi, Centropristes Steindachner [F.] 1868:965 [1], Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 57; ref. 14081] Santos, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) CAS 79615 [ex IU 7711, ex MCZ 761] (1), MCZ 31072 (1). Species listed as name only in earlier abstract [ref. 20463]. On p. 1 of separate. Original genus should have been Centropristis. •Synonym of Diplectrum radiale (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Bortone 1977:26 [ref. 7064], Parenti & Randall 2020:116 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Diplectrum radiale (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Serranidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bivittatus, Serranus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:241 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Martinique Island, West Indies; Havana, Cuba. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-6988 (1) Martinique, 0000-5889 (1) Havana. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:24 [ref. 19232]. •Valid as Diplectrum bivittatum (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Bortone 1977:22 [ref. 7064], Robins & Ray 1986:141 [ref. 23100], Bullock & Smith 1991:46 [ref. 36591], Cervigón 1991:317 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:104 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:434 [ref. 23827], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:268 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:205 [ref. 25013], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Heemstra et al. 2003:1326 [ref. 27060], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:75 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:21 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:140 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:92 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32708], Parenti & Randall 2020:114 [ref. 37354], Robertson et al. 2020:162 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:514 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:125 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum bivittatum (Valenciennes 1828). Serranidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to Espírito Santo (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

conceptionis, Serranus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:246 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Concepción, Chile. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1023 [or 0000-7023]. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:26 [ref. 19232]. •Valid as Diplectrum conceptione (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Bortone 1977:32 [ref. 7064], Pequeño 1989:59 [ref. 14125], Allen & Robertson 1994:108 [ref. 22193], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:361 [ref. 24555], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Parenti & Randall 2020:114 [ref. 37354], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:309 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum conceptione (Valenciennes 1828). Serranidae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Peru south to Chile. Habitat: marine.

decussatus, Holocentrus Shaw [G.] 1803:557 [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] American Seas. Unneeded replacement name for Epinephelus striatus Bloch 1793. •Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:115 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766). Serranidae. Habitat: marine.

epinephelus, Holocentrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:330, 357 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Jamaica. Unneeded replacement name for Epinephelus striatus Bloch 1793. •Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:115 [ref. 37354]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766). Serranidae. Habitat: marine.

eumelum, Diplectrum Rosenblatt [R. H.] & Johnson [G. D.] 1974:185, Fig. 1b [California Fish and Game v. 60 (no. 4); ref. 7537] Bahía de Banderas, Jalisco, Mexico, depth 31-35 meters. Holotype: SIO 65-160. Paratypes: SIO 15-111 (1) (ex UCLA W56-118), 15-181 (54) (ex UCLA W63-148), 65-160 (8), 70-141 (2), 70-218 (24), 71-57 (8), 71-249 (2); UCLA 63-142 (12); USNM 216407 [ex SIO 62-51] (7). •Valid as Diplectrum eumelum Rosenblatt & Johnson 1974 -- (Bortone 1977:39 [ref. 7064], Allen & Robertson 1994:108 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:90 [ref. 23101], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1582 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:282 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:335 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:362 [ref. 24555], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Nelson et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:110 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32708], Parenti & Randall 2020:114 [ref. 37354], Love et al. 2021:147 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum eumelum Rosenblatt & Johnson 1974. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

euryplectrum, Diplectrum Jordan [D. S.] & Bollman [C. H.] 1890:157 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 12 (no. 770); ref. 2433] Off Pacific coast of Colombia. Syntypes: CAS-SU 1172 (6), 1458 (7); USNM 41141 (2), 41148 (1), ?41400 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:69 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Diplectrum euryplectrum Jordan & Bollman 1890 -- (Bortone 1977:36 [ref. 7064], Allen & Robertson 1994:108 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:90 [ref. 23101], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1583 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:276 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:335 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:361 [ref. 24555], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Nelson et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:110 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:444 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:608 [ref. 34923], Parenti & Randall 2020:114 [ref. 37354], Love et al. 2021:148 [ref. 39279], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:310 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum euryplectrum Jordan & Bollman 1890. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

fascicularis, Serranus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:245, Pl. 30 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7022. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:28 [ref. 19232]. •Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Bortone 1977:11 [ref. 7064], Parenti & Randall 2020:115 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766). Serranidae. Habitat: marine.

formosa, Perca Linnaeus [C.] 1766:488 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Carolina [South Carolina, U.S.A.]. Syntypes: Linn. Soc. Lond. 92 (right half-skin) Type catalog: Wheeler 1985:48-49 [ref. 20705]. Type information: Goode & Bean 1885:203 [ref. 1841]. Based on multiple sources, including the 'Grunt; Perca marina capite striato' of Catesby 1743:6, Pl. 6, fig. 1 (v. 2) [ref. 774] [locality not stated], 'Squirrelfish' in manuscript description and a specimen sent by A. Garden [South Carolina]. •Valid as Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Bortone 1977:11 [ref. 7064], Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:311 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:141 [ref. 23100], Bullock & Smith 1991:47 [ref. 36591], Cervigón 1991:319 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:105 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:434 [ref. 23827], Aguilera 1998:48 [ref. 24221], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:268 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:206 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:156 [ref. 27754], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Rocha & Rosa 2001:989 [ref. 25909], Heemstra et al. 2003:1338 [ref. 27060], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:75 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:141 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:38 [ref. 33341], Spier et al. 2018:9 [ref. 36103], Ribeiro et al. 2019:7 [ref. 36717], Parenti & Randall 2020:114 [ref. 37354], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:515 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:124 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766). Serranidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Virginia (U.S.A.) south to Uruguay, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

hasseltii, Paraserranus Bleeker [P.] 1874:7 [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Amsterdam) v. 14 (art. 2); ref. 5110] Java, Indonesia [erroneous, should be western Atlantic]. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Diplectrum radiale (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:116 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Diplectrum radiale (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Serranidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

irradians, Serranus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:244 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Montevideo, Uruguay; Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-7018 (1, holotype of radians) Rio de Janeiro, A-0461 (1, dry) Brazil, A-0462 (1), A-0464 (1, dry) Brazil. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:29, 60 [ref. 19232]. Based on Serranus radians Quoy & Gaimard 1824 plus specimens. •Synonym of Diplectrum radiale [in part] (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Bortone 1977:26 [ref. 7064] one of 4 syntypes, A.462). •Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Bortone 1977:11 [ref. 7064], Parenti & Randall 2020:115 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766). Serranidae. Habitat: marine.

labarum, Diplectrum Rosenblatt [R. H.] & Johnson [G. D.] 1974:181, Fig. 1a [California Fish and Game v. 60 (no. 4); ref. 7537] Bahía de Banderas, Jalisco, Mexico, depth 31-35 meters. Holotype: SIO 65-160. Paratypes: BMNH 1980.9.5.38 [ex SIO 65-250] (1); CAS 47785 [ex SIO 65-305] (2); 47786 [ex SIO 61-282] (3), 47787 [ex SIO 63-526] (10), 47788 [ex SIO 65-350] (7), 47789 [ex SIO 68-66] (7), 47790 [ex SIO 68-74] (14); FMNH 82963 [ex SIO 68-71] (57); ?to Mexico [ex SIO 68-74] (14); SIO (56 lots, 1503); UCLA 56-118 (1); USNM 216406 [?ex SIO ] (18). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:32 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Diplectrum labarum Rosenblatt & Johnson 1974 -- (Bortone 1977:37 [ref. 7064], Allen & Robertson 1994:108 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:90 [ref. 23101], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1584 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:277 [ref. 24545], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:360 [ref. 24555], González-Acosta & De la Cruz-Agüero 1999:41 [ref. 24505], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Nelson et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:110 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32708], González-Murcia et al. 2019:306 [ref. 36544], Parenti & Randall 2020:115 [ref. 37354], Love et al. 2021:148 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum labarum Rosenblatt & Johnson 1974. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

macropoma, Centropristis Günther [A.] 1864:145 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 22 Mar. 1864); ref. 13930] Pacific coast of Panama. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.1.26.426 (1), 1977.8.30.1-2 (2); ZMB 6799 (1). •Valid as Diplectrum macropoma (Günther 1864) -- (Bortone 1977:41 [ref. 7064], Allen & Robertson 1994:108 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:90 [ref. 23101], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1585 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:278 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:336 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:362 [ref. 24555], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Nelson et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:110 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32708], Parenti & Randall 2020:115 [ref. 37354], Love et al. 2021:148 [ref. 39279], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:311 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum macropoma (Günther 1864). Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

maximum, Diplectrum Hildebrand [S. F.] 1946:185, Fig. 42 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 189; ref. 2161] Paita, Peru. Holotype: USNM 77624. Paratypes: USNM 77698 (1). The specimen in USNM 77698 (1) was included with some question but is regarded as a paratype. •Valid as Diplectrum maximum Hildebrand 1946 -- (Bortone 1977:33 [ref. 7064], Allen & Robertson 1994:108 [ref. 22193], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1586 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:279 [ref. 24545], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:361 [ref. 24555], Lea & Rosenblatt 2000:121 [ref. 25206], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Nelson et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:110 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32708], González-Acosta et al. 2016:[2] 1626 [ref. 36125], Kells et al. 2016:350 [ref. 35888], González-Murcia et al. 2019:306 [ref. 36544], Parenti & Randall 2020:115 [ref. 37354], Love et al. 2021:148 [ref. 39279], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:312 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum maximum Hildebrand 1946. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

mexicanum, Diplectrum Hildebrand [S. F.] 1948:13, Fig. 6 [Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections v. 110 (no. 9); ref. 2162] Gulf of California, Mexico, 30°18'N, 113°05'W, Albatross station 3018, depth 36 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 46518. •Synonym of Diplectrum macropoma (Günther 1864) -- (Bortone 1977:41 [ref. 7064], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1585 [ref. 22830], Parenti & Randall 2020:115 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Diplectrum macropoma (Günther 1864). Serranidae. Habitat: marine.

pacificum, Diplectrum Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1925:477, Pl. 46 (fig. 2) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 226); ref. 13609] Naos Island, Panama. Holotype: USNM 81756. Paratypes: FMNH 8394 (3), USNM 80228 (3). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:32 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Diplectrum pacificum Meek & Hildebrand 1925 -- (Bortone 1977:28 [ref. 7064], Allen & Robertson 1994:108 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:90 [ref. 23101], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1587 [ref. 22830], Evseenko 1996:727 [ref. 24666], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:280 [ref. 24545], De la Cruz-Agüero & Cota-Gómez 1998:357 [ref. 23520], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:362 [ref. 24555], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:269 [ref. 24550], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Nelson et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:110 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32708], Barriga Salazar 2014:119 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:397 [ref. 34894], González-Murcia et al. 2019:306 [ref. 36544], Parenti & Randall 2020:115 [ref. 37354], Love et al. 2021:148 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum pacificum Meek & Hildebrand 1925. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

paytensis, Plectropoma Lesson [R. P.] 1831:233 [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Payta, Peru. Holotype (unique): not saved. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:43 [ref. 19232]. Based on a drawing, specimen not saved. •Questionably a synonym of Diplectrum conceptione (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Bortone 1977:32 [ref. 7064], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Parenti & Randall 2020:114 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Uncertain as Diplectrum conceptione (Valenciennes 1828). Serranidae. Habitat: marine.

radialis, Serranus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:316 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-7015 (1), B-3114 [ex MNHN 0000-7015] (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:34 [ref. 19232] as holotype (7015) and paratype. •Valid as Diplectrum radiale (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Hiyama in Kumada 1937:39 [ref. 39147] misidentified, Bortone 1977:26 [ref. 7064], Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:310 [ref. 14275], Cervigón 1991:320 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:434 [ref. 23827], Aguilera 1998:48 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:205 [ref. 25013], Figueroa et al. 2000:1280 [ref. 37471], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:157 [ref. 27754], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Camargo & Isaac 2001:143 [ref. 27639], López et al. 2002:65 [ref. 26808], Heemstra et al. 2003:1326 [ref. 27060], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:75 [ref. 27192], Nión et al. 2016:46 [ref. 35565], Spier et al. 2018:9 [ref. 36103], Ribeiro et al. 2019:7 [ref. 36717], Parenti & Randall 2020:115 [ref. 37354], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:516 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:125 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum radiale (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Serranidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Venezuela south to Mar Chiquita lagoon (Argentina). Habitat: brackish, marine.

radians, Serranus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:313, Pl. 58 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7018. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:34 [ref. 19232]. •Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Bortone 1977:11 [ref. 7064], Parenti & Randall 2020:114 [ref. 37354]). •See also Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:205 [ref. 25013]. •Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766), but a valid subspecies radians (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Heemstra et al. 2003:1337 [ref. 27060]). Current status: Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766). Serranidae. Habitat: marine.

rostrum, Diplectrum Bortone [S. A.] 1974:61, Figs. 1-3 [Copeia 1974 (no. 1); ref. 7491] Eastern Pacific off Ecuador, 3°39'S, 80°41'W, depth 22 meters. Holotype: USNM 208196. Paratypes: CAS 15295-96 (1, 1); LACM W64-64 (4); SIO 64-867 (1), 65-160 (6, c&s), 65-257 (1), 65-285 (1), 65-304 (1), 65-349 (2), 70-62 (1); USNM 208197-99 (4, 1, 1). •Valid as Diplectrum rostrum Bortone 1974 -- (Bortone 1977:30 [ref. 7064], Allen & Robertson 1994:108 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:90 [ref. 23101], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1588 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:281 [ref. 24545], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:362 [ref. 24555], De la Cruz-Agüero & Cota-Gómez 1998:357 [ref. 23520], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:336 [ref. 24023], Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Nelson et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:110 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32708], Parenti & Randall 2020:116 [ref. 37354], Love et al. 2021:148 [ref. 39279], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:313 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum rostrum Bortone 1974. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

sciurus, Diplectrum Gilbert [C. H.] 1892:550 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 880); ref. 1626] Gulf of California, Mexico. Syntypes: CAS-SU 216 (14); USNM 46571 (1), 46630 (1), 125348 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:69 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Diplectrum sciurus Gilbert 1892 -- (Bortone 1977:35 [ref. 7064], Allen & Robertson 1994:108 [ref. 22193], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1589 [ref. 22830] as sciuris, De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:282 [ref. 24545], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:360 [ref. 24555] as sciuris, Rojas M. & Pequeño 2001:162 [ref. 25813], Nelson et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:110 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:132 [ref. 32708], Parenti & Randall 2020:116 [ref. 37354], Love et al. 2021:148 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum sciurus Gilbert 1892. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico); Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

striatus, Epinephelus Bloch [M. E.] 1793:20, Pl. 330 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 7; ref. 4868] Jamaica. No type known. On p. 17 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 10 [ref. 21381]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Epinephelus by Anthias striatus Bloch 1792. •Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:115 [ref. 37354]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus 1766). Serranidae. Habitat: marine.