americanus, Eques Bloch [M. E.] 1793:91, Pl. 347 (fig. 1) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 7; ref. 4868] Western Atlantic. Holotype (unique): ZMB 905. Type catalog: Paepke 1999:128 [ref. 24282]. On p. 76 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 10 [ref. 21381]. •Synonym of Equetus lanceolatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Chao 1978:27 [ref. 6983], Holt & Riley 1999:825 [ref. 24428], Nelson et al. 2004:147 [ref. 27807]). •Synonym of Eques lanceolatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti 2020:18 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Eques lanceolatus (Linnaeus 1758). Sciaenidae. Habitat: marine.