Species that contain: Mulloidichthys and dentatus [ 3 ] records

dentatus, Upeneus Gill [T. N.] 1862:256 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 4909] Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 3699 (3). •Valid as Mulloides dentatus (Gill 1862) -- (Bussing & López S. 1994:136 [ref. 23101], Randall et al. 1990:209 [ref. 15987], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:425 [ref. 24023]). •Valid as Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill 1862) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:222 [ref. 9277], Stepien et al. 1994:44 [ref. 21179], Allen & Robertson 1994:174 [ref. 22193], Schneider in Fischer et al. 1995:1300 [ref. 22830], Randall 1995:239 [ref. 22896], Allen & Robertson 1997:827 [ref. 41086], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:297 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:136 [ref. 25640], Kim 2002:62 [ref. 26347], Randall 2003:1656 [ref. 27098], Nelson et al. 2004:149 [ref. 27807], Randall 2005:293 [ref. 28239], Béarez & Séret 2009:148 [ref. 36646], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Uiblein 2011:55 [ref. 31259], Page et al. 2013:153 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:446 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:609 [ref. 34923], Koeda et al. 2016:1 [ref. 35369], Sánchez-Jiménez et al. 2018:S8 [ref. 36248] as cf. dentatus, González-Murcia et al. 2019:305 [ref. 36544], Love et al. 2021:168 [ref. 39279], Echreshavi et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39234], Page et al. 2023:119 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40981], Uiblein et al. 2024:17 [ref. 40891]). Current status: Valid as Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill 1862). Mullidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of northern Baja California (Mexico) south to northern Chile, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Clipperton Island (France). Habitat: marine.

rathbuni, Upeneus Evermann [B. W.] & Jenkins [O. P.] 1891:158, Pl. 2 (fig. 4) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 846); ref. 14499] Guaymas Bay, Sonora, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 43241. •Synonym of Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill 1862) -- (Uiblein et al. 2024:17 [ref. 40891]). Current status: Synonym of Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill 1862). Mullidae. Habitat: marine.

xanthogrammus, Upeneus Gilbert [C. H.] 1892:553 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 880); ref. 1626] Harbor of La Paz, Baja California, Mexico, Gulf of California. Syntypes: CAS-SU 330 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:80 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Upeneus xanthogrammus Gilbert 1892 -- (Uiblein & Heemstra 2011:588 [ref. 31346] with validity questioned, Echreshavi et al. 2022:24 [ref. 39234] as questionable). •Questionable a synonym of Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill 1862) -- (Uiblein & Gouws 2014:665 [ref. 33216], Uiblein et al. 2024:17 [ref. 40891]). Current status: Synonym of Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill 1862). Mullidae. Habitat: marine.