tropicalis, Atherinosoma (Taeniomembras) Whitley [G. P.] 1948:87 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 22 (no. 1); ref. 4710] Whitsunday Passage, near Bowen, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IA.1553. •Valid as Hypoatherina tropicalis (Whitley 1948) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:359 [ref. 12442], Francis 1993:159 [ref. 25479], Ivantsoff & Crowley 1999:2137 [ref. 24783], Johnson 1999:725 [ref. 25471], Paxton et al. 2006:710 [ref. 28995], Allen & Erdmann 2012:161 [ref. 31980], Sakaki & Kimura 2012:7 [ref. 32345], Larson et al. 2013:64 [ref. 32988], Sasaki & Kimura 2014:27 [ref. 33189]). Current status: Valid as Hypoatherina tropicalis (Whitley 1948). Atherinidae: Atherinomorinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Australia and Lord Howe Island. Habitat: marine.