Species that contain: Merluccius and gayi [ 2 ] records

gayi, Merlus Guichenot [A.] 1848:329, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [Fauna Chilena.... in Gay.; ref. 1939] Valparaíso, Chile. Syntypes: MNHN B-1280 (2, poor condition). Type catalog: Bailly et al. 1999:233 [ref. 24244]. •Valid as Merluccius gayi (Guichenot 1848) -- (Inada in Nakamura et al. 1986:127 [ref. 14235], Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], Inada in Cohen et al. 1990:336 [ref. 18936], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:208 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:232, 384 [ref. 24555], Bailly et al. 1999:233 [ref. 24244], Grant & Leslie 2001:700 [ref. 25592], Lloris et al. 2003:28 [ref. 27698] with subspecies, Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:196 [ref. 28944], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Pérez et al. 2021:7 [ref. 39639], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Merluccius gayi (Guichenot 1848). Merlucciidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Ecuador south to Chile. Habitat: marine.

peruanus, Merluccius gayi Ginsburg [I.] 1954:202 [United States Fish and Wildlife Service Fishery Bulletin v. 56 (no. 96); ref. 12273] Paita, Peru. Holotype: USNM 77727. Paratypes: USNM 77525 (5), 77539 (3), 128180-81 (1, 1). •Synonym of Merluccius gayi (Guichenot 1848), but a valid subspecies peruanus Ginsburg 1954 as described -- (Grove & Lavenberg 1997:209 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:232, 384 [ref. 24555], Lloris et al. 2003:28, 29 [ref. 27698]). Current status: Synonym of Merluccius gayi (Guichenot 1848). Merlucciidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica to Peru and Galápagos Islands [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.