dentatus, Apsilus Guichenot [A.] 1843:160, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Historia fisica, politica y natural de la isla de Cuba. Segunda parte. Historia natural. Tomo 4. Reptiles y peces; ref. 41293] Havana, Cuba. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7829. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:5 [ref. 21549]. Also appeared as new in Guichenot 1853:29, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [ref. 18164]. •Valid as Apsilus dentatus Guichenot 1843 (often dated 1853) -- (Allen 1985:22 [ref. 6843], Robins & Ray 1986:168 [ref. 23100], Anderson 1987:16 [ref. 13770], Trimm & Searcy 1989:157 [ref. 39779], Cervigón 1992:350 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:123 [ref. 24474], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:160 [ref. 27754], Anderson 2003:1487 [ref. 27091], Nelson et al. 2004:142 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:321 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:146 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:50 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2020:158 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho 2023:152 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:205 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:600 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Apsilus dentatus Guichenot 1843. Lutjanidae: Apsilinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas south to northern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.