Pseudupeneus maculatus (Bloch 1793)

Extant specimens: MCUC ZOO.0000066 (Fig. 49).

Classification on the specimen: “P. Th. Mullus brasiliensis ”.

Common names on the specimen (Portuguese/Tupi): “Salmonêra”/ “Pirametára”.

Comments: See comments on the species above. Pseudopeneus maculatus occurs in the Western Atlantic from North Carolina (USA) to São Paulo (Brazil) (Menezes & Figueiredo 1985; Randall 2002).