schomburgkii, Pempheris Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] in Schomburgk 1848:669 [15] [The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions.; ref. 17812] Barbados, West Indies. No types known. Appeared first as above; reprinted in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1848:15. •Valid as Pempheris schomburgkii Müller & Troschel 1848 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:191 [ref. 23100] as schomburgki, Cervigón 1993:323 [ref. 24474] as schomburgki, Aguilera 1998:51 [ref. 24221] as schomburgki, Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:273 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754] as schomburgki, Rocha & Rosa 2001:990 [ref. 25909], Collette et al. 2003:112 [ref. 26784], Mooi 2003:1661 [ref. 27099], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:89 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:38 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:149 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:454 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:154 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:58 [ref. 33341], Pinheiro et al. 2015:20 [ref. 34324], Pinheiro et al. 2016:112 [ref. 34187], Robertson et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34961], Spier et al. 2018:17 [ref. 36103], Robertson et al. 2020:160 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:503 [ref. 38945], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:79 [ref. 38844], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:73 [ref. 39585], Carvalho-Filho 2023:185 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Pempheris schomburgkii Müller & Troschel 1848. Pempheridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.