viridis, Esox Gmelin [J. F.] (ex Catesby) 1789:1389 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Ponds and freshwater rivers of Virginia, U.S.A. No types known. Description independent of Bonnaterre 1788, but based on the same source; name is objectively invalid -- preoccupied by Esox viridis Bonnaterre 1788 [= Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus 1758)]. Based on 'Acus maxima, squammosa viridis' of Catesby 1771:30, Pl. 30 [ref. 774]. •Synonym of Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Wiley 1976:49 [ref. 7091]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus 1758). Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.