approximans, Pomadasys Bean [T. H.] & Dresel [H. G.] 1884:160 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 7 (no. 418); ref. 12727] Jamaica. Syntypes: USNM 30062 (1), 30084 (1, returned to museum in Jamaica). Genus Pomadasys used in text, Pristipoma approximans in title. •Synonym of Pomadasys crocro (Cuvier 1830). •Synonym of Rhonciscus crocro (Cuvier 1830) -- (Parenti 2019:173 [ref. 37021]). •Valid as Rhonciscus approximans (Bean & Dresel 1884) -- (Marceniuk et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41669]). Current status: Valid as Rhonciscus approximans (Bean & Dresel 1884). Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Panama and Colombia, and along the Brazilian coastline from Paraíba to São Paulo States. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.