Species that contain: Synodus and foetens [ 7 ] records

albidus, Osmerus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:229, 235 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Carolinas, U.S.A. No types known. •A synodontid -- (McAllister 1963:42 [ref. 8075]). •Synonym of Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Frable et al. 2013:134 [ref. 32553]). Current status: Synonym of Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

foetens, Salmo Linnaeus [C.] 1766:513 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] South Carolina, U.S.A., 32°47'34.80"N, 79°39'46.80"N, depth 10 meters. Neotype: USNM 405413. Original spelling fötens. Based on multiple sources, including the 'Whiting' in a manuscript description by A. Garden [South Carolina], and the 'Saurus ex cinereo nigricans' of Catesby 1743:2, Pl. 2, fig. 2 (v. 2) [ref. 774] [(South) Carolina]. Neotype designated by Frable et al. 2013:134 [ref. 32553]. •Valid as Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Uyeno & Aizawa in Uyeno et al. 1983:164 [ref. 14275], Smith 1986:399 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:80 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:149 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:70 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:446 [ref. 23827], Andreata & Séret 1996:583 [ref. 16204], Murdy et al. 1997:79 [ref. 23144], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:610 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:47 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:149 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:151 [ref. 27754], Camargo & Isaac 2001:139 [ref. 27639], Figueiredo & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:49 [ref. 27192], Russell 2003:928 [ref. 27004], Smith et al. 2003:11 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:88 [ref. 27807], García-Hernández et al. 2009:91 [ref. 37265], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2010:33 [ref. 30983], Frable et al. 2013:134 [ref. 32553], Page et al. 2013:88 [ref. 32708], Pinheiro et al. 2015:8 [ref. 34324], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Spier et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36103], Carneiro et al. 2019:108 [ref. 37250], Ribeiro et al. 2019:4 [ref. 36717], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:23 [ref. 37828], Robertson et al. 2020:163 [ref. 38098], Caires in Marceniuk et al. 2021:179 [ref. 38945], Robertson et al. 2022:87 [ref. 39353], Carvalho-Filho 2023:76 [ref. 40480], Gurgel-Lourenço et al. 2023:75 [ref. 41056], Hoff et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40463], Page et al. 2023:92 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New Jersey (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Puerto Rico and Saint Martin (West Indies), including Gulf of Mexico and northern Caribbean Sea; records from northern Brazil need verification. IUCN (2015): Least concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

longirostris, Saurus Spix [J. B. von] & Agassiz [L.] 1829:80, Pl. 43 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Brazil (?Salvador, Bahia). Potential syntypes: MHNN 793 (2), ?MNHN B-0977 (1). Type catalog: Kottelat 1984:146 [ref. 21784]). •Synonym of Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766). Current status: Synonym of Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

mexicanus, Saurus Cuvier [G.] 1829:314 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Gulf of Mexico. No types known. •Synonym of Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Frable et al. 2013:134 [ref. 32553]). Current status: Synonym of Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Habitat: marine.

ruber, Coregonus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:244, 263, Pl. 4 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] American coasts and near the tropics [Martinique Island, West Indies]. No types known. •Synonym of Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Frable et al. 2013:134 [ref. 32553]). Current status: Synonym of Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

salmoneus, Esox Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:442 [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Smith 1986:399 [ref. 22186], Frable et al. 2013:134 [ref. 32553]). Current status: Synonym of Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

spixianus, Saurus Poey [F.] 1860:304 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Holotype (unique): MCZ 6884. Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:176 [ref. 22926]. •Synonym of Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Frable et al. 2013:134 [ref. 32553]). Current status: Synonym of Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.