Acanthistius patachonicus (Jenyns, 1840)

Plectropoma patachonica Jenyns, 1840

Syntypes: BMNH 1917.7.14.34–35 (2), 1917.7.25.4 (1, dry, on wood).

Type locality: off mouth of Rio de la Plata (depth 40 fathoms = 73 meters) and off coast of Patagonia @ Lat. 38°20' S. Illustrations: Irigoyen et al., 2008, figs. 2 B, 4 B, & 5; Kuiter, 2004:123.

D: XIII, 15. A: II or III, 8 to 10. P: 15 to 17. LL: 67 to 70.

Distribution: western South Atlantic off southern Brazil and Argentina.