Species that contain: Menticirrhus and elongatus [ 2 ] records

elongata, Umbrina Günther [A.] 1864:148 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 22 Mar. 1864); ref. 13930] Chiapam [Puerto Chiapas, Chiapas, Mexico]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1864.1.26.243. •Valid as Menticirrhus elongatus (Günther 1864) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:162 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:126 [ref. 23101], Chao in Fischer et al. 1995:1472 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:307 [ref. 24555], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:373 [ref. 24550], Nelson et al. 2004:147 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:127 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:152 [ref. 32708], Parenti 2020:29 [ref. 37439], Marceniuk et al. 2020:328 [ref. 37705], Love et al. 2021:166 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:209 [ref. 40505], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:395 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Menticirrhus elongatus (Günther 1864). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to southern Peru, including southern Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

rostratus, Menticirrhus Hildebrand [S. F.] 1946:265, Fig. 58 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 189; ref. 2161] Paita Bay, Peru. Holotype: USNM 128002. Paratypes: USNM 128003 (1). •Synonym of Menticirrhus elongatus (Günther 1864) -- (Chao in Fischer et al. 1995:1472 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:307 [ref. 24555], Parenti 2020:29 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Menticirrhus elongatus (Günther 1864). Sciaenidae. Habitat: marine.