Species that contain: Holocentrus and rufus [ 6 ] records

atractus, Beloholocentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:101, Figs. 141-142 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Courtown Key [Cayos del Es Sudeste], off Nicaragua, Caribbean Sea. Holotype: ANSP 70079. Paratypes: ANSP 70080-85 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:113 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Tyler et al. 1993:1129 [ref. 21502]). Current status: Synonym of Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum 1792). Holocentridae: Holocentrinae. Habitat: marine.

meeki, Holocentrus Bean [T. H.] 1906:31 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 15640] Hayward's Bay, St. David's Island, Bermuda. Lectotype: FMNH 5079. Paralectotypes: FMNH 96015 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:47 [ref. 12367]. Lectotype selected by Grey 1947:157 [ref. 12302]. •Synonym of Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Woods 1955:104 [ref. 12538], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:184 [ref. 25013]). Current status: Synonym of Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum 1792). Holocentridae: Holocentrinae. Habitat: marine.

osculum, Holocentrum Poey [F.] 1860:156 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Possible types: MCZ 21884 (1). •Synonym of Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Woods 1955:104 [ref. 12538]). Current status: Synonym of Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum 1792). Holocentridae: Holocentrinae. Habitat: marine.

perlatum, Holocentrum Poey [F.] 1860:157 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 10938 (2), 20914 (1), 21919-20 (2). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:183 [ref. 22926] with a holotype. •Synonym of Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Woods 1955:104 [ref. 12538]). Current status: Synonym of Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum 1792). Holocentridae: Holocentrinae. Habitat: marine.

rubra, Sciaena Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:82 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No types known. Based on Perca rubra Catesby, not available. Also objectively invalid; preoccupied by Sciaena rubra Forsskål 1775; from America. •Synonym of Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Woods 1955:104 [ref. 12538]). •In the synonymy of Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål 1775) -- (J. E. Randall, pers. comm.). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål 1775). Holocentridae: Holocentrinae. Habitat: marine.

rufa, Perca Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:351 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [Carolina, U.S.A.]. No types known. Based on Perca marina rufa of Catesby. •Valid as Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Woods 1955:104 [ref. 12538], Robins & Ray 1986:115 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:248 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:92 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:340 [ref. 23827], Tyler et al. 1993:1130 [ref. 21502], Kotlyar 1996:82 [ref. 23292], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:1019 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:48 [ref. 24221], Kotlyar 1998:205 [ref. 24674], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:184 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:155 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:103 [ref. 26784], Greenfield 2003:1198 [ref. 27041], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:70 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:17 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:110 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:112 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:34 [ref. 33341], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:129 [ref. 37485], Robertson et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:156 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:74 [ref. 38844], Marceniuk in Marceniuk et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38945], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:71 [ref. 39585], Carvalho-Filho 2023:97 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:107 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum 1792). Holocentridae: Holocentrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Bahamas and Florida (U.S.A.) south to Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.