papilionaceus, Serranus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:471 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 1000] Gorée, Senegal; Canary Islands. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-7279 (2), Senegal. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:33 [ref. 19232]. •Synonym of Serranus scriba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Smith 1990:706 [ref. 18227], Parenti & Randall 2020:127 [ref. 37354]). •Valid as Serranus papilionaceus Valenciennes 1832 -- (González-Lorenzo et al. 2021:144 [ref. 38374], Vella et al. 2021:115 [ref. 38149]). Current status: Valid as Serranus papilionaceus Valenciennes 1832. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Senegal, including Canary Islands. Habitat: marine.