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Symphurus plagusia (Schneider), Neotype, ANSP 132030, female, 103.2 mm SL, Puerto Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. 
Symphurus plagusia (Schneider, in Bloch and 
Schneider, 1801) 
(Figs. 8G, 60-61; Tables 1-10, 38) 
Plagusia Browne, 1756 (Jamaica; nonbinomial; sup- 
pressed (Opinion 89 [Hemming and Noakes, 
1958:9], Plenary Powers for nomenclatorial pur- 
poses, Direction 32. Published 17 May 1956). 
Pleuronectes plagusia Browne, 1789:445 (Jamaica; 
nonbinomial; suppressed (Opinion 89 LHemming 
and Noakes, 1958:9], Plenary Powers for nomen- 
clatorial purposes, Direction 32. Published 17 May 
1956). Cuvier, 1816:224 (listed). Cuvier, 1829:344 
(listed). 
Pleuronectes plagusia Schneider, in Bloch and 
Schneider, 1801:162 (original description based on 
Browne, 1789). 
lAchirus ornata (nomen dubium) Lacepede, 1802: 
659, 663 (original description of tonguefish donated 
to France by Holland, but of uncertain identity and 
geographic origin). 
Aphoristia ornata. Kaup, 1858:107 (in part) (new 
combination; synonymized with Plagusia tessellata 
Quoy and Gaimard, 1824). Gunther, 1862:490 (in 
part) (synonymy; meristics; synonymized with 
Plagusia tessellata Quoy and Gaimard, 1824). Poey, 
1868:409 (in part) (Cuba; synonymy). Poey, 1875- 
1876:182 (in part) (Cuba; synonymy). Goode and 
Bean, 1885a:196 (in part; substitute name for 
Pleuronectes plagiusa Linnaeus, 1766). Jordan 
1885:395 (in part; possible synonymy of A. ornata 
Lacepede, 1802, with Pleuronectes plagiusa 
Linnaeus, 1766 \ Aphoristia ornata Lacepede, 1802 
from Jamaica distinct from A. fasciata [ =Plagusia 
fasciata] Holbrook in DeKay, 1842). 
Aphoristia plagiusa (not of Linnaeus, 1766). Jordan, 
1886a:31 (Cuba; equals A. ornata of Poey). Jordan, 
1886b:603 (in part) (West Indies; equals A. ornata 
of Poey). 
Symphurus plagusia. Jordan and Goss, 1889:100 (in 
part) (West Indies to Brazil; synonymy, nomencla- 
ture; comparison with S. plagiusa ; synonymized 
with Plagusia tessellata Quoy and Gaimard, 1824). 
Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1891:73 (in part; east 
coast South America, West Indies; synonymy). Jor- 
dan and Evermann, 1898:2709 (in part; synonymy, 
counts, measurements, redescription; after Jordan 
and Goss). Evermann and Marsh, 1900:332 (in 
part; in key). Meek and Hildebrand, 1928:1005 (in 
part; Panama; synonymy; counts, measurements, 
redescription; distribution records). Chabanaud, 
1939:26 (Antilles). Chabanaud, 1940:182 (descrip- 
tive osteology). Fowler, 1941:146 (in part; Brazil- 
ian localities). Chabanaud, 1949:82 (mouth of 
Amazon River; synonymy; redescription, counts, 
measurements, scales; figures; radiograph). 
Boeseman, 1956:197 (Suriname). Duarte-Bello and 
Buesa, 1973:234 (in part; Cuba; synonymy). 
Menezes and Benvegnii, 1976:142 (in part; Brazil; 
recommended re-examination of Ginsburg’s diag- 
noses of two subspecies). Guitart, 1978:728 (in part; 
Cuba; in key, figure, meristic features, color de- 
scription; finray counts probably include another 
species). Rosa, 1980:222 (in part; Paraiba, Brazil; 
nearshore, estuarine habitats). Lema et al., 
1980:44 (in part; southern Brazil; synonymy). 
