ovinus, Esox Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:441, Pl. 4 (fig. 7) [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. No types known. Apparently misprinted oviceps in Lee et al. 1983 [ref. 22527] or else the species oviceps is unknown to us. •Synonym of Cyprinodon variegatus Lacepède 1803 -- (Lee et al. 1980:504 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:411 [ref. 22186]). •Synonym of Cyprinodon variegatus Lacepède 1803, but a valid subspecies ovinus (Mitchill 1815) -- (Lazara 2001:95 [ref. 25711], Scharpf 2007:33 [ref. 30398]). •Questionably a synonym of Cyprinodon variegatus Lacepède 1803 -- (Ross et al. 2001:374 [ref. 25978]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinodon variegatus Lacepède 1803. Cyprinodontidae: Cyprinodontinae. Distribution: Coastal warters from Massachussets to South Carolina, U.S.A. [this subspecies]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.