Species that contain: Melanorhinus and boekei [ 2 ] records

boekei, Melanorhinus Metzelaar [J.] 1919:38, Fig. 14 [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] Oyster pond on St. Martin Island, West Indies. Syntypes: (12) CAS-SU 23304 (1), ZMA 100179 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:67 [ref. 12291], Nijssen et al. 1982:73 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar 1919 -- (Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:520 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar 1919. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Panama and West Indies. Habitat: marine.

marinus, Mugilops Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1923:272, Pl. 22 (fig. 2) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 215); ref. 2963] Porto Bello, (Atlantic) Panama. Holotype (unique): USNM 81742. •Synonym of Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar 1919 -- (Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:520 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar 1919. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: marine.