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Species in the genus Microlepidotus: [ 4 ] records

brevipinne, Pristipoma Steindachner [F.] 1869:125 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 6 (no. 16) (for 17 June 1869); ref. 20469] Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Holotype (unique): ?NMW 37160. Species originally described as above, but later as Pristopoma (Haemulopsis) brevipinne when illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1869:129 [p. 10 of separate], Pl. 5, [ref. 4216]. •Valid as Microlepidotus brevipinnis (Steindachner 1869) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:150 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:118 [ref. 23101], McKay & Schneider in Fischer et al. 1995:1162 [ref. 22829], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:380 [ref. 24555], Nelson et al. 2004:145 [ref. 27807], Tavera et al. 2012:6 [ref. 32469], Page et al. 2013:149 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34871], Parenti 2019:163 [ref. 37021], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Microlepidotus brevipinnis (Steindachner 1869). Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

helenae, Haemulon Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:3 [Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino v. 14 (no. 335); ref. 14697] St. Helene Bay, Ecuador. Holotype (unique): MZUT 1566. Type catalog: Tortonese 1940:143 [ref. 21559]. •Synonym of Microlepidotus brevipinnis (Steindachner 1869) -- (Parenti 2019:163 [ref. 37021]). Current status: Synonym of Microlepidotus brevipinnis (Steindachner 1869). Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Habitat: marine.

inornatus, Microlepidotus Gill [T. N.] 1862:256 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 4909] Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 3684 (2); possible type: MCZ 1055 [ex USNM 3684] (1). •Valid as Microlepidotus inornatus Gill 1862 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:217 [ref. 9277], Allen & Robertson 1994:150 [ref. 22193], McKay & Schneider in Fischer et al. 1995:1163 [ref. 22829], Thomson et al. 2000:124 [ref. 25640], Moore & Herbinson 2002:179 [ref. 26939], Nelson et al. 2004:145 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:124 [ref. 37547], Tavera et al. 2012:6 [ref. 32469], Page et al. 2013:149 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:246 [ref. 35888], Parenti 2019:164 [ref. 37021], Love et al. 2021:163 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Microlepidotus inornatus Gill 1862. Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Manzanilo (Mexico), including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

lethopristis, Orthopristis Jordan [D. S.] & Fesler [B.] 1889:36 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 41; ref. 18826] Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): MCZ 26947. •Valid as Orthopristis lethopristis Jordan & Fesler 1889 -- (Grove & Lavenberg 1997:408 [ref. 24023], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:192 [ref. 30957]). •Valid as Microlepidotus lethopristis (Jordan & Fesler 1889) -- (Tavera et al. 2018:221 [ref. 35783], Parenti 2019:164 [ref. 37021]). Current status: Valid as Microlepidotus lethopristis (Jordan & Fesler 1889). Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galápagos Islands. Habitat: marine.