oxyptera, Corvina DeKay [J. E.] 1842:77, Pl. 30 (fig. 96) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] New York coast, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): Cabinet of Lyceum of N.Y. (whereabouts unknown). •Synonym of Paranthias furcifer (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Smith 1990:702 [ref. 18227], Heemstra 1991:57 [ref. 19323], Heemstra & Randall 1993:284 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:91 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Paranthias furcifer (Valenciennes 1828). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.