Species that contain: Cynoscion and nebulosus [ 4 ] records

carolinensis, Otolithus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:475 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7507 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:15 [ref. 6382]. •Synonym of Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Chao 1978:36 [ref. 6983], Chao 2002:9 [ref. 26250], Parenti 2020:14 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier 1830). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

drummondii, Otolithus Richardson [J.] 1836:70, footnote [Fauna Boreali-Americana Part 3; ref. 3731] New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Otolithus drummondi Richardson 1836 -- (Herrera 1896:56 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Chao 1978:36 [ref. 6983], Chao 2002:9 [ref. 26250], Parenti 2020:14 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier 1830). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

maculatus, Labrus squeteague var. Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:396 [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Labrus maculatus Bloch 1793. •Synonym of Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Chao 1978:36 [ref. 6983], Chao 2002:9 [ref. 26250] as squetaegue, Parenti 2020:14 [ref. 37439]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier 1830). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

nebulosus, Otolithus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:79 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Locality unknown. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7527. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:15 [ref. 6382]. •Valid as Menticirrhus nebulosus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Herrera 1896:56 [ref. 39336] with author as Gill). •Valid as Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Chao 1978:36 [ref. 6983], Lee et al. 1980:758 [ref. 22416], Robins & Ray 1986:189 [ref. 23100], Ramsey & Wakeman 1987:682 [ref. 22452], Boschung 1992:144 [ref. 23239], Mettee et al. 1996:739 [ref. 25836], Bortone et al. 1997 [ref. 22817], Murdy et al. 1997:200 [ref. 23144], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:362 [ref. 24550], Gold et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24627], Fuller et al. 1999:404 [ref. 25838], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:162 [ref. 27754], Chao 2002:9 [ref. 26250], Chao 2003:1611 [ref. 27097], Nelson et al. 2004:147 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:607 [ref. 27995], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:421 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:93 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:151 [ref. 32708], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:346 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:356 [ref. 35886], Parenti 2020:14 [ref. 37439], Bagley et al. 2023:323 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:208 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier 1830). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New York south to Florida (U.S.A.), including Gulf of Mexico. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.