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apoda, Perca Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Catesby) 1792:351 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Bahamas. No types known. Based on the "Perca marina pinnis branchialibus carens" of Catesby 1771:4, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [ref. 774], also mentioned as "Perca apodal" by Forster 1771:22 [ref. 1352], and "The apodal perch" by Pennant 1787:132 [ref. 16802]. •Valid as Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Pezold & Edwards 1983:104 [ref. 37431], Allen 1985:56 [ref. 6843], Robins & Ray 1986:173 [ref. 23100], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:774 [ref. 15959], Boschung 1992:136 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:352 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:131 [ref. 24474], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:156 [ref. 22947], Aguilera 1998:49 [ref. 24221], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:304 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:251 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:160 [ref. 27754], Rocha & Rosa 2001:990 [ref. 25909], Collette et al. 2003:110 [ref. 26784], Anderson 2003:1490 [ref. 27091], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:82 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:32 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:142 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:324 [ref. 28815], Moura & Lindeman 2007:40 [ref. 29018], Matamoros et al. 2009:18 [ref. 31241], García-Hernández et al. 2009:92 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:147 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:51 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:145, 149 [ref. 34961], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:346 [ref. 36407], Robertson et al. 2020:158 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:80 [ref. 38844], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:70 [ref. 39585], Fermon et al. 2022:277 [ref. 39448] with question, Angulo et al. 2023:69 [ref. 40676], Barrientos et al. 2023:275 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:205 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum 1792). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Massachusetts (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to northern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2016): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.


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