rubrioculus, Mugil Harrison [I. J.], Nirchio [M.], Oliveira [C.], Ron [E.] & Gaviria [J.] 2007:80, Figs. 2 (a-c), 3 (a, b, d) [Journal of Fish Biology v. 71 (suppl. A); ref. 29185] Macanao peninsula at Boca del Rio, 10°57'48"N, 64°10'42"W, Margarita Island, Venezuela. Holotype: AMNH 238167. Paratypes: AMNH 238168 (2), 238169 (3). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Mugil rubrioculus Harrison, Nirchio, Oliveira, Ron & Gaviria 2007 -- (Durand et al. 2012:692 [ref. 32366], Page et al. 2013:99 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:31 [ref. 33341], Menezes et al. 2015:29 [ref. 33678], Alvarez-Lajonchere & Alvarez-Lajonchere Ponce de León 2015:41 [ref. 34139], Durand 2016:32 [ref. 35589], Marceniuk et al. 2017:41 [ref. 35324], Neves et al. 2020:[7] [ref. 37442], Neves et al. 2020:[6] 168 [ref. 38248], Caires in Marceniuk et al. 2021:274 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:200 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Mugil rubrioculus Harrison, Nirchio, Oliveira, Ron & Gaviria 2007. Mugilidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), including eastern Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.