melanus, Centropristes Ginsburg [I.] 1952:84, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 42 (no. 3); ref. 1805] Newport, near Wakulla, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype: FMNH 33719. Paratypes: FMNH 33717-18 (1, 1), 33720-23 (1, 1, 1, 1); USNM 21483 (1), 73009 (1), 92232 (1), 106990 (2). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:21 [ref. 12367]. Centropristis is feminine, so correct is probably Centropristes melana when recognized. Mentioned as sometimes treated as a subspecies of striata by Heemstra et al. 2003:1334 [ref. 27060]. Original genus should have been Centropristis. •Synonym of Centropristis striata (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Bortone 1977:23 [ref. 7059]). •Synonym of Centropristis striata (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Heemstra et al. 2003:1334 [ref. 27060], Parenti & Randall 2020:111 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Centropristis striata (Linnaeus 1758). Serranidae. Habitat: marine.