opercularis, Sciaena Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:347 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holotype (unique): not found at MNHN. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:25 [ref. 6382]. •Synonym of Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Chao 1978:32 [ref. 6983]). •Valid as Micropogon opercularis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (López et al. 2002:65 [ref. 26808]). •Synonym of Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest 1823) -- (Cousseau & Perrotta 2000:112 [ref. 25942], Parenti 2020:30 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest 1823). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic [if valid]. Habitat: brackish, marine.