Species that contain: Micropogon and altipinnis [ 3 ] records

altipinnis, Micropogon Günther [A.] 1864:149 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 22 Mar. 1864); ref. 13930] Chiapam [Puerto Chiapas, Chiapas, Mexico]; San José, Guatemala. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1864.1.26.325 (1) San José. •Valid as Micropogonias altipinnis (Günther 1864) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:163 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:126 [ref. 23101], Chao in Fischer et al. 1995:1478 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:308 [ref. 24555], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:367 [ref. 24550], Nelson et al. 2004:148 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:128 [ref. 37547], McMahan et al. 2013:451 [ref. 32422], Barriga Salazar 2014:117 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:403 [ref. 34894], Sánchez-Pinedo et al. 2017:136 [ref. 35709], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:91 [ref. 35859], González-Murcia et al. 2019:307 [ref. 36544], Parenti 2020:30 [ref. 37439], Love et al. 2021:166 [ref. 39279], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:399 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Micropogonias altipinnis (Günther 1864). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: brackish, marine.

ectenes, Micropogon Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:355 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237); ref. 2470] Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 28295 (1), 28336 (1), 28361 (1), 29538 (1, missing in 1980). •Valid as Micropogon ectenes Jordan & Gilbert 1882 -- (Hiyama in Kumada 1937:51 [ref. 39147]). •Valid as Micropogonias ectenes (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:163 [ref. 22193], Chao in Fischer et al. 1995:1479 [ref. 22830], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:369 [ref. 24550], Nelson et al. 2004:148 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:128 [ref. 37547], Parenti 2020:30 [ref. 37439], Love et al. 2021:167 [ref. 39279]). •Synonym of Micropogonias altipinnis (Günther 1864) -- (Sánchez-Pinedo et al. 2017:136 [ref. 35709]). Current status: Synonym of Micropogonias altipinnis (Günther 1864). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Acapulco (Guerrero, Mexico), including Gulf of California (Mexico) [if valid]. Habitat: brackish, marine.

megalops, Micropogon Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:64 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Gulf of California, Mexico, 30°47'00"N, 113°13'00"W, Albatross station 3021, depth 14 fathoms. Syntypes: (4) USNM 46503 (2). •Synonym of Micropogonias altipinnis (Günther 1864) -- (Sánchez-Pinedo et al. 2017:136 [ref. 35709]). •Valid as Micropogonias megalops (Gilbert 1890) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:163 [ref. 22193], Chao in Fischer et al. 1995:1480 [ref. 22830], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:368 [ref. 24550], Fuller et al. 1999:408 [ref. 25838], Nelson et al. 2004:148 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:128 [ref. 37547], Minckley & Marsh 2009:302 [ref. 31114], Parenti 2020:31 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Micropogonias megalops (Gilbert 1890). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Honduras, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: brackish, marine.