punctatus, Gadus Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:626 [The Amerian medical and philosophical register of annals of medicine, natural history, agriculture, and the arts v. 4; ref. 17773] New York, U.S.A. No types known. Apparently preoccupied by Gadus punctatus Turton 1807. Also in Mitchill 1815:372 [ref. 13292]. •Synonym of Urophycis regia (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:405 [ref. 22186], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:87 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Urophycis regia (Walbaum 1792). Phycidae. Habitat: marine.