Species that contain: Acanthistius and brasilianus [ 2 ] records

aculeatum, Plectropoma Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:523 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] "Banc des Aiguilles" [not Agulhas Bank, southern Africa]; actual is almost certainly Brazil. Holotype: MNHN 0000-7675. Type catalog and locality information: Bauchot et al. 1984:20 [ref. 19232]. See Heemstra 2010:60 [ref. 30720] for recent remarks on the type locality. •Synonym of Acanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier 1828) -- (Heemstra 2010:60 [ref. 30720], Parenti & Randall 2020:6 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier 1828). Anthiadidae. Habitat: marine.

brasilianum, Plectropoma Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:397 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] 15°S, 35°E [incorrect], east of Ilheus, Bahia State, Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-4540 (1), 0000-6407 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:20 [ref. 19232], Anderson 2018:5 [ref. 36146]. •Valid as Acanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier 1828) -- (Cousseau & Perrotta 2000:94 [ref. 25942], López et al. 2002:65 [ref. 26808], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:75 [ref. 27192], Irigoyen et al. 2008:53 [ref. 29703], Heemstra 2010:60 [ref. 30720], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Anderson & Heemstra 2012:13 [ref. 31956], Nión et al. 2016:46 [ref. 35565], Anderson 2018:5 [ref. 36146], Parenti & Randall 2020:6 [ref. 37354], Carvalho-Filho 2023:112 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Acanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier 1828). Anthiadidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) south to northern Argentina. Habitat: brackish, marine.