Species that contain: Menticirrhus and americanus [ 7 ] records

alburnus, Perca Linnaeus [C.] 1766:482 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Carolina [Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.]. Syntypes: Linn. Soc. London 111 (left half-skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1985:61 [ref. 20705]. Type information: Goode & Bean 1885:202 [ref. 1841]. Based on manuscript description and 1 specimen sent by A. Garden [South Carolina], and on the 'Alburnus americanus' of Catesby 1743:12, Pl. 12, fig. 2 (v. 2) [ref. 774] ['Charlestown', South Carolina]. •Synonym of Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Chao 1978:30 [ref. 6983], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:372 [ref. 24550], Marceniuk et al. 2020:315 [ref. 37705]). Current status: Synonym of Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus 1758). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

americanus, Cyprinus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:321 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Ocean Springs 3 miles north of Horn Island, Jackson County, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi. [Carolinas, America]. Neotype: USNM 196402. Based on a figure and short account of Catesby 1743:12; not same as Cyprinus americanus Linnaeus 1766; see Wheeler 1985:29 [ref. 20705]. Neotype designated by Marceniuk et al. 2020:317 [ref. 37705], but on page 317 with type locality "east of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, U.S.A." in error. •Valid as Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Chao 1978:30 [ref. 6983], Uyeno & Sato in Uyeno et al. 1983:366 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:187 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:145 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:406 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:280 [ref. 24474], Murdy et al. 1997:198 [ref. 23144], Aguilera 1998:50 [ref. 24221], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:372 [ref. 24550], Marín 2000:75 [ref. 26252], Camargo & Isaac 2001:143 [ref. 27639], López et al. 2002:65 [ref. 26808], Chao 2003:1626 [ref. 27097], Casatti & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:87 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:147 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:431 [ref. 28815], Matamoros et al. 2009:19 [ref. 31241], Matamoros et al. 2009:19 [ref. 31241], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Page et al. 2013:152 [ref. 32708], Catelani et al. 2014:933 [ref. 37496], Fabiano et al. 2014:9 [ref. 33530], Nión et al. 2016:49 [ref. 35565], Marceniuk et al. 2017:41 [ref. 35324], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:346 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:436 [ref. 35886], Spier et al. 2018:14 [ref. 36103], Ribeiro et al. 2019:4 [ref. 36717], Marceniuk et al. 2020:315 [ref. 37705], Bagley et al. 2023:323 [ref. 41241], Carvalho-Filho 2023:177 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40463], Page et al. 2023:209 [ref. 40505], Vieira et al. 2023:16 [ref. 40759]). Current status: Valid as Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus 1758). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New York (U.S.A.) south to northern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

arenata, Umbrina Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:190 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-7472 (1, dry), 0000-7500 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:18 [ref. 6382]. •Synonym of Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Chao 1978:30 [ref. 6983]). •Doubtful synonym of Menticirrhus martinicensis (Cuvier 1830) -- (Marceniuk et al. 2020:325 [ref. 37705]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Uncertain as Menticirrhus martinicensis (Cuvier 1830). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

gracilis, Umbrina Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:189 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Brazil. Lectotype: MNHN 0044 (dry). Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-9622 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:19 [ref. 6382]. Lectotype selected by Chao 1978:30 [ref. 6983]. •Synonym of Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Chao 1978:30 [ref. 6983]). •Valid as Menticirrhus gracilis (Cuvier 1830) -- (Marceniuk et al. 2020:317 [ref. 37705], Carvalho-Filho 2023:177 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Menticirrhus gracilis (Cuvier 1830). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). Habitat: brackish, marine.

januaria, Umbrina Steindachner [F.] 1876:170 [122] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) not yet found at NMW. On p. 122 of separate. •Synonym of Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Chao 1978:30 [ref. 6983]). •Synonym of Menticirrhus martinicensis (Cuvier 1830) -- (Marceniuk et al. 2020:321 [ref. 37705]). Current status: Synonym of Menticirrhus martinicensis (Cuvier 1830). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

martinicensis, Umbrina Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:186 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Martinique Island, West Indies. Type: MNHN 0000 7498. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:20 [ref. 6382]. •Synonym of Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Chao 1978:30 [ref. 6983], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:372 [ref. 24550]). •Valid as Umbrina martinicensis Cuvier 1830 -- (González Bencomo et al. 1997:159 [ref. 24960]). •Valid as Menticirrhus martinicensis (Cuvier 1830) -- (Marceniuk et al. 2020:321 [ref. 37705], Marceniuk et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:641 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:177 [ref. 40480], Gurgel-Lourenço et al. 2023:81 [ref. 41056]). Current status: Valid as Menticirrhus martinicensis (Cuvier 1830). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Caribbean region (Martinique and the West Indies) south to northern Argentina. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

phalaena, Umbrina Girard [C. F.] 1858:167 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10; ref. 1813] Indianola and Brazos Santiago, Texas, U.S.A. Syntypes: MCZ 482 [ex USNM 620] (1); USNM 619 (1, not found in 1993), 620 (orig. 4, now 1), 128273 [ex USNM 620] (2), ?154721 [?ex USNM 620] (1). See also Girard 1859:13, Pl. 5 (figs. 1-5) [ref. 13405]. •Synonym of Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Chao 1978:30 [ref. 6983], Marceniuk et al. 2020:315 [ref. 37705]). Current status: Synonym of Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus 1758). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.