alepidotus, Chaetodon Linnaeus [C.] (ex Garden) 1766:460 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Carolina [South Carolina, U.S.A.]. Syntypes: LS 137-138 (2, left half-skins). Type catalog: Wheeler 1985:69 [ref. 20705]. Type information: Goode & Bean 1885:198 [ref. 1841]. Based on manuscript description and specimens sent by A. Garden [South Carolina]. •Valid as Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Haedrich 1967:106 [ref. 5357], Robins & Ray 1986:267 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:172 [ref. 23239], Murdy et al. 1997:153 [ref. 23144], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:169 [ref. 27754]). •Synonym of Peprilus paru (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Horn 1970:202 [ref. 7749], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:465 [ref. 24550], Haedrich 2003:1883 [ref. 27117]). Current status: Synonym of Peprilus paru (Linnaeus 1758). Stromateidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic [if valid]. Habitat: marine.