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Species in the family or subfamily Dorosomatidae: [ 279 ] records

abbreviata, Harengula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:296 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Australia. No types known. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:42 [ref. 9739]. •Status uncertain, regarded as a nomen dubium; possibly same as Herklotsichthys castelnaui (Ogilby 1897) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:153 [ref. 12442]). •Mention -- (Gomon et al. 1994:221 [ref. 22532]). •Incertae sedis -- (Paxton et al. 2006:336 [ref. 28995]). Nomen Dubium. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

acutirostris, Pellonula Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:63, Pl. 36 (fig. 7) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Coquilhatville, Upper Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.9.26.66 (1), MRAC 491 (1). •Valid as Potamothrissa acutirostris (Boulenger 1899) -- (Poll et al. 1984:51 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:155 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781], Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Potamothrissa acutirostris (Boulenger 1899). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

afzeliusi, Pellonula Johnels [A. G.] 1954:352 [Arkiv för Zoologi v. 6 (no. 17); ref. 12650] Gambia River, Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1977.11.29.1-2, .3-4, 5-9 (5), 10-14 (2, 2, 5, 5); NRM 10241 (4), 11143-45 (49, 1, 66), 11149 (9), 13900 (35), 13917 (2), 14442 (117). •Valid as Pellonula afzeliusi Johnels 1954 -- (Poll et al. 1984:48 [ref. 6172]). •Synonym of Pellonula leonensis Boulenger 1916, but a valid subspecies afzeliusi Johnels 1954 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Pellonula leonensis Boulenger 1916 -- (Whitehead 1985:142 [ref. 5141], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:332 [ref. 26477], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:105 [ref. 21589], Gourène & Teugels 1991:220 [ref. 20013], Lévèque et al. 1991:138 [ref. 31367], Munroe 2016:1732 [ref. 34560]). Current status: Synonym of Pellonula leonensis Boulenger 1916. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

albella, Kowala Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:362, Pl. 602 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Puducherry, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-0665. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-3231 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:287 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:16 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:53 [ref. 6464]. •Valid as Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:91 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:203 [ref. 6284], Paxton et al. 1989:156 [ref. 12442], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:212 [ref. 24016], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:274 [ref. 24014], Goren & Dor 1994:10 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:65 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:106 [ref. 27969], Larson & Williams 1997:347 [ref. 23967], Carpenter et al. 1997:111 [ref. 23922], Randall et al. 1997:495 [ref. 25919], Munroe et al. 1999:1808 [ref. 24728], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:235 [ref. 24754], Mishra et al. 1999:82 [ref. 25315], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Zhang 2001:88 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:20 [ref. 27712], Heemstra et al. 2004:3317 [ref. 27945], Paxton et al. 2006:332 [ref. 28995], Yoshino in Kimura & Yoshino 2009:30 [ref. 30440], Larson et al. 2013:36 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:38 [ref. 34464], Bogorodsky et al. 2014:412 [ref. 33460], Yoshino in Kimura et al. 2015:19 [ref. 34319], Psomadakis et al. 2015:153 [ref. 34104], Stern et al. 2016:6 [ref. 34733], Ali et al. 2018:307 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:55 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:30 [ref. 36273], Yoshino in Kimura et al. 2018:37 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:27 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:291 [ref. 37272], Anderson 2022:147 [ref. 39690], Hata & Koeda 2022:37 [ref. 39153]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, South Arabia, Persian Gulf and Madagascar east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

alcyone, Sardinella Hata [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2019:19, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 4702 (no. 1); ref. 37147] Mouth of the Nasada River, Nago, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 26°38'05"N, 128°00'07"E, depth 1 meter. Holotype: KAUM-I. 108333. Paratypes: BMNH 1979.3.21.333, KAUM, SPMN, URM. •Valid as Sardinella alcyone Hata & Motomura 2019. Current status: Valid as Sardinella alcyone Hata & Motomura 2019. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Ryukyu Islands, Japan and southwestern Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

allecia, Clupea Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:57 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:33 [ref. 3595]. •In the synonymy of the younger named Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Poll et al. 1984:52 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:93 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:215 [ref. 14039], Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

altiforma, Hyrtlinus Fowler [H. W.] 1958:6 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 310; ref. 1470] South America. Holotype: ANSP 78122. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:62 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865 -- (Whitehead 1985:65 [ref. 5141], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35195]). Current status: Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

altior, Chatoessus chacunda var. Günther [A.] 1868:411 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Ganges,India; Siam, Borneo. Syntypes: (7) BMNH 1858.8.15.88 (1) ? Ganges, 1862.11.1.201-202 (2) Siam, 1868.1.28.10 (1) Borneo. •Synonym of Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1922) -- (Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

altus, Chatoessus Gray [J. E.] 1834:no page number, Pl. 91 (fig. 2) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] India. No types known. Published about 1 Oct. 1834. •Questionably a synonym of Nematalosa nasus (Bloch 1795) -- (Whitehead 1985:248 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:62 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Nematalosa nasus (Bloch 1795). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

amazonica, Clupea Steindachner [F.] 1879:183 [65] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 80 (nos 1-2); ref. 4229] Amazon River at Pará, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 1004:1. Paralectotypes: NMW 1004:2-4 (3). Non-type: NMW 1004:5 (1). Type information and lectotype designation: Whitehead 1970:12 [ref. 11605]. On p. 65 of separate. •Valid as Rhinosardinia amazonica (Steindachner 1879) -- (Whitehead 1985:126 [ref. 5141], Cervigón 1992:301 [ref. 23827], Camargo & Isaac 2001:140 [ref. 27639], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27061], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27192], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:829 [ref. 26997], Marceniuk et al. 2017:38 [ref. 35324], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:157 [ref. 38945], Taphorn et al. 2022:34 [ref. 41297], Carvalho-Filho 2023:63 [ref. 40480], Vieira et al. 2023:19 [ref. 40759]). Current status: Valid as Rhinosardinia amazonica (Steindachner 1879). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: South America: Atlantic drainages (Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

anale, Dorosoma Meek [S. E.] 1904:93, Fig. 26 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 5; ref. 2958] El Hule, Oaxaca, Atlantic slope of Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 4637. Paratypes: FMNH 4681 (7), 4708 (2), 43148 (2), 72606 (2); ?USNM 55738 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:33 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Dorosoma anale Meek 1904 -- (Whitehead 1985:232 [ref. 5141], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:8 [ref. 22290], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:61 [ref. 22947], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:117 [ref. 24550], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061], Scharpf 2003:13 [ref. 26883], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2005:9 [ref. 28940], Miller 2006:92 [ref. 28615], Page et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32708], Barrientos et al. 2023:271 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:148 [ref. 41622], Quintana 2024:5 [ref. 41186]). Current status: Valid as Dorosoma anale Meek 1904. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Southrn North America, central America: Atlantic slope (Mexico and Guatemala). Habitat: freshwater.

anchovia, Sardinella Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:269 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3746. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-3380 (1), 0000-3747 (1), 0000-5484 (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:285 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:25-26 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype regarded as established by Longley & Hildebrand 1941:7 [ref. 18452] with the statement, "The first fish in table 1, first mentioned by Valenciennes' description of S. anchovia, may be regarded as the type of that species. The other four are S. brasiliensis (Steindachner)." •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead 1985:93 [ref. 5141], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:146 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:150 [ref. 27754], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:825 [ref. 26997], Fricke et al. 2024:153 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ansorgii, Odaxothrissa Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:541 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Quanza River at Cambambe; Lucala River at Kalenge; Bengo River at Cabiri, Angola. Syntypes: ANSP 37972 (1) Quanza River at Cambambe; BMNH 1910.11.28.52-53 (2) Cambambe, 1910.11.28.54-56 (3) Kalenge, 1910.11.28.57 (1) Bengo R.; ZMB 18205 (1). Additional material: BMNH 1911.6.1.170 (1, skeleton). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:62 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Cynothrissa ansorgii (Boulenger 1910) -- (Poll et al. 1984:42 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:136 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Odaxothrissa ansorgii Boulenger 1910 -- (Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:106 [ref. 21589], Gourène & Teugels 1991:451 [ref. 19026], Lévèque et al. 1991:133 [ref. 31367], Teugels 2007:197 [ref. 30016], Munroe 2016:1739 [ref. 34560], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:128 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Odaxothrissa ansorgii Boulenger 1910. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Senegal south to Angola, including lower Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

apicalis, Alosa Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] in Schomburgk 1848:675 [19] [The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions.; ref. 17812] Barbados, West Indies. Syntypes: ZMB 3856-57 (1, 2). Appeared first as above; reprinted in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1848:19. •Synonym of Harengula humeralis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:64 [ref. 5141], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:820 [ref. 26997]). Current status: Synonym of Harengula humeralis (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

aquosus, Chatoessus Richardson [J.] 1846:307 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] China seas. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1964.11.6.5 (skin). Type information: Whitehead 1970:209 [ref. 11606]. •Synonym of Konosirus punctatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Whitehead 1985:240 [ref. 5141], Youn & Kim 1998:56 [ref. 25737], Zhang 2001:100 [ref. 26586], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681], Kottelat 2013:62 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:547 [ref. 34656]). Current status: Synonym of Konosirus punctatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

arabica, Harengula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:298 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Al Muwaylih, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Syntypes: ZMB 3839 (?2). Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:42 [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys punctatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Dor 1984:41 [ref. 29757] with question, Whitehead 1985:80 [ref. 5141], Anderson 2022:145 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys punctatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

arabica, Nematalosa Regan [C. T.] 1917:313 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 112); ref. 3665] Muscat, Oman, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.11.11.312. •Valid as Nematalosa arabica Regan 1917 -- (Whitehead 1985:242 [ref. 5141], Randall 1995:67 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Psomadakis et al. 2015:153 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:306 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:26 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:63 [ref. 36871], Anderson 2022:153 [ref. 39690], Zajonz et al. 2022:43 [ref. 40522]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa arabica Regan 1917. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen), Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

argyrochloris, Alausa Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:440 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Mumbai, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-2738. Non-types: MNHN 0000-3753 (2) Mauritius. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:281 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:7 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Kottelat (2013: 63). •Synonym of Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:226 [ref. 5141], Fricke 1999:77 [ref. 24106], Kottelat 2013:63 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

argyrotaenia, Rogenia Bleeker [P.] 1852:26 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (8); ref. 16826] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 7088. Paralectotypes: (20) RMNH 23361 (some of 39). Also appeared in Bleeker 1852:457 [ref. 16828] as argijrotaenia with 47 specimens from Muntok, Batavia, Java. Lectotype selected by Whitehead et al. 1966:72, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) •Synonym of Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:119 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1795 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:60 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

atchafalayae, Signalosa Evermann [B. W.] & Kendall [W. C.] 1898:127, Pl. 7 (fig. 4) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 17 (art. 5) (for 1897); ref. 1281] Atchafalaya River at Melville, Louisiana, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 48790. Paratypes: CAS-SU 5775 (2); USNM 48791 (2), 127043 (2); USFC 532. •Synonym of Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867) -- (Lee et al. 1980:70 [ref. 22416], Whitehead 1985:236 [ref. 5141], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:115 [ref. 24550], Ross et al. 2001:112 [ref. 25978], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867), but a valid subspecies -- (La Rivers 1994:240 [ref. 23389]). Current status: Synonym of Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

atricauda, Clupea Günther [A.] 1868:426 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Ceram, Indonesia. Holotype: BMNH 1867.11.28.31. Paratypes: (3) ?BMNH 1867.11.28.40 (1). Perhaps can be considered a replacement name for Harengula melanurus Bleeker 1853, secondarily preoccupied by Clupea melanura Cuvier 1829 (and Alausa melanura Valenciennes 1847), but Günther includes three nominal species with question in synonymy and provides a description; specimens above were ones seen by Günther (if regarded as an original description). •Valid as Sardinella atricauda (Günther 1868) -- (Whitehead 1985:92 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1809 [ref. 24728], Stern et al. 2016:18 [ref. 34733]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella atricauda (Günther 1868). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

aurita, Sardinella Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:263, Pl. 594 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Lectotype: MNHN A-9824. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-0663 (2), B-3085 [ex MNHN A-9824] (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:284 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:26 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:37 [ref. 6464]. •Valid as Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Svetovidov 1973:103 [ref. 7169], Whitehead in Whitehead et al. 1984:278 [ref. 13675], Poll et al. 1984:52 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:93 [ref. 5141], Robins & Ray 1986:71 [ref. 23100], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:203 [ref. 6284], Whitehead 1990:215 [ref. 14039], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:101 [ref. 21589], Cervigón 1991:81 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:42 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:301 [ref. 23827], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:137 [ref. 25472], Chen et al. 1997:12 [ref. 26476], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:346 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:146 [ref. 25013], Afonso et al. 1999:69 [ref. 25466], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:150 [ref. 27754], Kim et al. 2001:193 [ref. 25730], Zhang 2001:74 [ref. 26586], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:37 [ref. 26753], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27192], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:825 [ref. 26997], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Golani 2005:19 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:27 [ref. 29533], Teugels 2007:189 [ref. 30016], Wirtz et al. 2007:26 [ref. 30263], Vasil'eva 2007:50 [ref. 30517], García-Hernández et al. 2009:91 [ref. 37265], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:20 [ref. 36649], Bogorodsky et al. 2011:50 [ref. 31559], Page et al. 2013:68 [ref. 32708], Wirtz et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32972], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:27 [ref. 33341], Parin et al. 2014:60 [ref. 33547], Munroe 2016:1735 [ref. 34560], Petry et al. 2016:300 [ref. 34966] as cf. aurita, Nión et al. 2016:26 [ref. 35565], Stern et al. 2017:[9] 499 [ref. 36753], Martins & Carneiro 2018:26 [ref. 36550], Almeida & Alves 2019:269 [ref. 37509], Artüz & Fricke 2019:553 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:73 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:92 [ref. 36864], Reiner 2019:80 [ref. 38139], Bariche & Fricke 2020:44 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37519], Abliazov et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38576], Golani 2021:19 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39014], Dyldin et al. 2022:[17] [ref. 39193], Fermon et al. 2022:128 [ref. 39448], Gus'kov et al. 2022:71 [ref. 39564], Hata et al. 2022:31 [ref. 39419], Carvalho-Filho 2023:64 [ref. 40480], Çiçek et al. 2023:333 [ref. 40625], Gurgel-Lourenço et al. 2023:74 [ref. 41056], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Çiçek et al. 2024:43 [ref. 40789], Fricke et al. 2024:153 [ref. 41622], Sakurai et al. 2024:69 [ref. 41426]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cape Cod (Massachusetts, U.S.A.) south to Uruguay, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Namibia, including Madeira, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: brackish, marine.

aurovittata, Clupea Swainson [W.] 1838:265, Fig. 56 [The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. v. 1; ref. 4302] Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. No description, based on figure. Also in Swainson 1839:293, 385 [ref. 4303]. •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Poll et al. 1984:52 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:93 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:215 [ref. 14039]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bahiensis, Pellonula Steindachner [F.] 1879:181 [63], Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 80 (nos 1-2); ref. 4229] Bahia, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 2870. Paralectotypes: (8) NMW 2870 (larger of 2), ?76436 (4). Type information and lectotype designation: Whitehead 1970:14 [ref. 11605]. On p. 63 of separate. •Valid as Rhinosardinia bahiensis (Steindachner 1879) -- (Whitehead 1985:127 [ref. 5141], Cervigón 1992:301 [ref. 23827] as baiensis, Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27061], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27192], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:829 [ref. 26997]). Current status: Valid as Rhinosardinia bahiensis (Steindachner 1879). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Along Atlantic coast from Orinoco River to northeastern Brazil: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

berlangai, Opisthonema Berry [F. H.] & Barrett [I.] 1963:119, Fig. 1B [Bulletin of the Inter-American Tuna Commission v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 4187] East end of bay on northeastern corner of Barrington (Sante Fe) Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype: USNM 196807 [ex UCLA W55-314]. Paratypes: FMNH 63871 (6); MCZ 41619 (6); SIO 15-365 (1) (ex UCLA W55-117), 15-538 (1) (ex UCLA W54-288), 15-539 (3) (ex UCLA W53-147), 15-541 (14) (ex UCLA W55-314), 15-542 (1) (ex UCLA W60-134), 15-543 (3) (ex UCLA W53-10), 62-304 (6); UF 19279 [ex TABL 105845] (10); USNM 196808 (30). Type catalog: Gilbert 1974:111 [ref. 21035], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:62 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Opisthonema berlangai Berry & Barrett 1963 -- (Whitehead 1985:68 [ref. 5141], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:186 [ref. 24023], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Grove et al. 2022:16 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Opisthonema berlangai Berry & Barrett 1963. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) endemic. Habitat: marine.

bimaculata, Megalops Lesueur [C. A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:104 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 21; ref. 1013] Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1985:43 [ref. 9739]. Not available, name mentioned in passing; no locality. •In the synonymy of Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Whitehead 1985:233 [ref. 5141]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae.

bipunctata, Harengula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:298 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:42 [ref. 9739]. Based on a drawing. •Questionably a synonym of Herklotsichthys punctatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Dor 1984:41 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Whitehead & Bauchot 1985:42 [ref. 9739], Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:60 [ref. 32989], Anderson 2022:145 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bishopi, Alosa Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] in Schomburgk 1848:675 [19] [The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions.; ref. 17812] Barbados, West Indies. No types known. Appeared first as above; reprinted in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1848:19. •Questionably a synonym of Harengula clupeola (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:63 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Uncertain as Harengula clupeola (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

blackburni, Macrura Whitley [G. P.] 1948:266 [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 3); ref. 4709] Port Hedland, Western Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.2010. Paratypes: AMS IB.2009 (1), IB.2011 (1), IB.2012-15 (4). •Valid as Herklotsichthys blackburni (Whitley 1948) -- (Whitehead 1985:74 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:153 [ref. 12442], Munroe et al. 1999:1783 [ref. 24728], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:327 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Valid as Herklotsichthys blackburni (Whitley 1948). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia. Habitat: marine.

blochii, Clupeonia Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:353 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Holotype (unique): ZMB 6551 (right skin). Syntypes: ZMB 6551 (right skin), 21893 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:41 [ref. 9739], Paepke 1999:65 [ref. 24282]. •Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:220 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989], Anderson 2022:140 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

brachysoma, Alausa Bleeker [P.] 1854:527 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 5965] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.14. •Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:220 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

brachysoma, Sardinella Bleeker [P.] 1852:19 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (8); ref. 16826] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: BMNH 1867.11.28.38. Paralectotypes or Bleeker specimens: (15) AMS I.129 (1), RMNH 7089 (14). Lectotype selected by Whitehead et al. 1966:50 [ref. 6860]. •Valid as Sardinella brachysoma Bleeker 1852 -- (Whitehead 1985:95 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:156 [ref. 12442], Larson & Williams 1997:347 [ref. 23967], Munroe et al. 1999:1810 [ref. 24728], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Zhang 2001:85 [ref. 26586], Paxton et al. 2006:332 [ref. 28995], Stern et al. 2016:18 [ref. 34733], Fricke et al. 2018:56 [ref. 35805], Moore et al. 2020:109 [ref. 37357], Psomadakis et al. 2020:291 [ref. 37272], Anderson 2022:148 [ref. 39690], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:53 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella brachysoma Bleeker 1852. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar; India east to Indonesia, south to Northern Territory (Australia) and Kimberley (Western Australia). Habitat: marine.

brasiliensis, Clupea Steindachner [F.] 1879:182 [64] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 80 (nos 1-2); ref. 4229] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 1156. Paralectotypes: ?NMW 1155 (1), 1157-62 (3, 2, 2, 4, 1, 4). On p. 64 of separate. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1970:8 [ref. 11605]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Clupea brasiliensis Bloch & Schneider 1801, replaced by Clupea janeiro Eigenmann 1894. See Munroe & Nizinski 2003:825 [ref. 26997]. See Figueiredo et al. 2010:282 [ref. 30889] who treat as a nomen protectum. •Treated as valid as Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner 1879) -- (Shimizu in Uyeno et al. 1983:93 [ref. 14275], Whitehead 1985:96 [ref. 5141], Robins & Ray 1986:72 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:43 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:301 [ref. 23827], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27192], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:826 [ref. 26997] as tentatively valid). •Valid as Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner 1879) -- (Figueiredo et al. 2010:282 [ref. 30889] as a nomen protectum, Angulo et al. 2013:990 [ref. 33194], Spier et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36103], Ribeiro et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36717], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:158 [ref. 38945], Hoff et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40463]). •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Stern et al. 2017:499 [ref. 36753], Carvalho-Filho 2023:64 [ref. 40480], Fricke et al. 2024:153 [ref. 41622]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

breviceps, Chatoessus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1877:848 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876; ref. 3454] New Hannover, Bismarck Archipelago, western Pacific. Holotype: ZMB 9818. Genus originally as Chatoëssus. •Synonym of Anodontostoma selangkat (Bleeker 1852) -- (Whitehead 1985:254 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1789 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Anodontostoma selangkat (Bleeker 1852). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

brevis, Alosa Bleeker [P.] 1848:638 [Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore) v. 2 (no. 9); ref. 315] Bima, Sumbawa Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Lost. •Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:220 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1802 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

bulan, Clupalosa Bleeker [P.] 1849:12 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [8]; ref. 320] Madura Straits near Bangcallang, Kammal and Surabaya, and Jakarta, Semarang, etc., Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1867.11.28.37. •Synonym of Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:91 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1808 [ref. 24728], Stern et al. 2016:6 [ref. 34733]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

bulleri, Clupea (Opisthonema) Regan [C. T.] 1904:255 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 13 (no. 76) (art. 30); ref. 15198] Las Peñas, Jalisco state, western Mexico. Lectotype: BMNH 1892.9.5.131. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1892.9.5.132 (1). Lectotype selected by Berry & Barrett 1963:123 [ref. 4187] (paralectotype regarded by them as a different species). •Valid as Opisthonema bulleri (Regan 1904) -- (Whitehead 1985:69 [ref. 5141], Hedgecock et al. 1988:118 [ref. 40242], Bussing & López S. 1994:46 [ref. 23101], Whitehead & Rodriguez-Sánchez in Fischer et al. 1995:1025 [ref. 22829], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:189 [ref. 24555], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Torres-Ramírez 2004:14 [ref. 40495], Page et al. 2013:68 [ref. 32708], Pérez-Quiñónez et al. 2016:[5] 88 [ref. 40509], Pérez-Quinónez et al. 2020:151 [ref. 40419], Love et al. 2021:44 [ref. 39279] with question, Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:116 [ref. 40816], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:152 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Opisthonema bulleri (Regan 1904). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

bulleri, Fluvialosa Whitley [G. P.] 1948:267 [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 3); ref. 4709] Ord River, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): WAM P.2945-001. Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:7 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:6 [ref. 30117]. •Synonym of Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868) -- (Whitehead 1985:244 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:155 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:330 [ref. 28995], Moore et al. 2009:6 [ref. 30117]). Current status: Synonym of Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

caeruleovittata, Clupea Richardson [J.] 1846:305 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China; Chinese seas. No types known. Originally as caeruleo-vittata. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970:209 [ref. 11606]). Not available, on Official Index (Opinion 901). •In the synonymy of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Poll et al. 1984:52 [ref. 6172]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae.

cagius, Clupanodon Hamilton [F.] 1822:250, 383 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Nathpur, India. No types known. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:42 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:228 [ref. 5141], Ara et al. 2018:83 [ref. 36281]). Current status: Synonym of Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

caillentassard, Megalops Blandowski [W.] 1857:131, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria v. 2 (art. 15); ref. 34539] Vicinity of Boston, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia; Darling River, Australia. No types known. Name not available, as p. 131 and Pl. 1 were omitted from distributed journal copies and reprints by order of the Council, of 7 Apr. 1858, therefore not meeting criteria of publication according to ICZN Art. 8.1.1.; publication disclaimed according to ICZN Art. 8.2. See remarks under ref. 34539; see also Iredale & Whitley 1932 [ref. 2299]. •In the synonymy of Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868). Current status: Synonym of Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868). Dorosomatidae.

callolepis, Harengula Goode [G. B.] in Goode & Bean 1879:152 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 74); ref. 18134] Bermuda. Syntypes: USNM 21243 (1). •Synonym of Harengula humeralis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:64 [ref. 5141], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:145 [ref. 25013]). Current status: Synonym of Harengula humeralis (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

cameronensis, Sardinella Regan [C. T.] 1917:380 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 113); ref. 15126] Cameroon, western Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1866.6.26.2-3 (2). •Synonym of Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838) -- (Svetovidov 1973:103 [ref. 7169], Poll et al. 1984:53 [ref. 6172], Whitehead in Whitehead et al. 1984:279 [ref. 13675], Whitehead 1985:106 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:221 [ref. 14039], Munroe 2016:1736 [ref. 34560]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

campi, Signalosa mexicana Weed [A. C.] 1925:143 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 12 (no. 11); ref. 30342] Resaca de la Guerra, near Media Luna Ranch, Brownsville, Texas, U.S.A. Holotype: FMNH 11413. Paratypes: FMNH 11407-12 (6), 11414-626 (213), 1148-900 (53), 11627-79 (53), 11680-775 (96), 11776-810 (35), 11811-21 (11), 11822-47 (26). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:79 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867) -- (Lee et al. 1980:70 [ref. 22416], Whitehead 1985:236 [ref. 5141], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

captivai, Opisthonema Rivas [L. R.] 1972:1, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1972 (no. 1); ref. 7639] 22 kilometers north of Punta Caribana, Colombia, Oregon II station 10255. Holotype: USNM 204704. Paratypes: GCRL 3853 (5); UF 19280 [ex TABL 107121] (9), 19627 [ex TABL 107120] (15); USNM 204705 (10), 208566 (20). Type catalog: Gilbert 1974:111 [ref. 21035]. •Synonym of Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Whitehead 1985:72 [ref. 5141], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:824 [ref. 26997]). Current status: Synonym of Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

caribbaea, Harengula pensacolae Rivas [L. R.] 1950:294, Pl. 4 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 100 (no. 3263); ref. 12972] Fox Bay, Colón, (Atlantic) Panama. Holotype: USNM 79534. Paratypes: USNM 79498 (47, now 48), 79515 (49), 79537-38 (1, 3), 128360 (13). •Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865. Current status: Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

castelnaui, Kowala Ogilby [J. D.] 1897:66 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 22 (pt 1); ref. 3272] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Ogilby specimens: QM I.34 (1), I.245 (1). •Valid as Herklotsichthys castelnaui (Ogilby 1897) -- (Roberts 1978:27 [ref. 8886], Whitehead 1985:75 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:153 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:35 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:221 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:32 [ref. 25488], Munroe et al. 1999:1796 [ref. 24728], Johnson 1999:722 [ref. 25471], Paxton et al. 2006:327 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:189 [ref. 30616]). Current status: Valid as Herklotsichthys castelnaui (Ogilby 1897). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

centralis, Poecilothrissa Poll [M.] 1974:151, Fig. 1 [Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences, Académie Royale de Belgique (Ser. 5) v. 60 (no. 2); ref. 7530] Bokuma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 88319. Paratypes: BMNH 1899.9.26.68 (1); MRAC 472-473 (2), 493 (1), 93670-71 (2), 94277-82 (6), 94488-91 (3), 96572 (1), 96574 (1), 104908-23 (16), 101646-47 (2), ?188189-612 (424). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:63 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Microthrissa congica (Regan 1917) -- (Gourène & Teugels 1990:142 [ref. 16771]). •Valid as Poecilothrissa centralis Poll 1974 -- (Poll et al. 1984:50 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:148 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:125 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Microthrissa centralis (Poll 1974). Current status: Valid as Microthrissa centralis (Poll 1974). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: West Africa: Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

cepediana, Megalops Lesueur [C. A.] 1818:361 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2735] Markets of Baltimore and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Possible syntypes and Lesueur specimens: MNHN 0004 (1), 3630 (1, dry), 3631 (1, dry), 3632 (3, dry), 3633 (2, dry). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:277-278 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:16-17 [ref. 9739]. As Dorosoma lacepedi in literature. •Valid as Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Herrera 1896:29 [ref. 39336], Lee et al. 1980:69 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:71 [ref. 22186], Whitehead 1985:233 [ref. 5141], Robins & Ray 1986:70 [ref. 23100], Robison & Buchanan 1988:110 [ref. 23393], McAllister 1990:53 [ref. 14674], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:39 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:35 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:41 [ref. 23239], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:8 [ref. 22290], Etnier & Starnes 1993:126 [ref. 22809], Desfosse et al. in Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:212 [ref. 21581], Warren et al. 1994:132 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:149 [ref. 25560], Baxter & Stone 1995:52 [ref. 23374], Stauffer et al. 1995:49 [ref. 23376], Cross & Collins 1995:45 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:121 [ref. 25836], Murdy et al. 1997:70 [ref. 23144], Sigler & Sigler 1996:59 [ref. 25943], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:337 [ref. 23897], Scott & Crossman 1998:133 [ref. 24570], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:116 [ref. 24550], Fuller et al. 1999:46 [ref. 25838], Lyons et al. 2000:22 [ref. 26594], Ross et al. 2001:108 [ref. 25978], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061], Scharpf 2003:14 [ref. 26883], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:817 [ref. 26997], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Bailey et al. 2004:70 [ref. 27882], Miller & Robison 2004:70 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:140 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2005:10 [ref. 28940], Miller 2006:92 [ref. 28615], Minckley & Marsh 2009:78 [ref. 31114], Page & Burr 2011:151 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32708], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:344 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:77 [ref. 35886], Bagley et al. 2023:312 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:148 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: eastern Canada and U.S.A. south to Rio Grande/Rio Bravo system (Mexico). Introduced elsewhere in Mexico. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chacunda, Clupanodon Hamilton [F.] 1822:246, 283 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges River estuary, India. No types known. •Valid as Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:252 [ref. 5141], Allen & Swainston 1988:30 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:152 [ref. 12442], Ataur Rahman 1989:257 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:104 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:15 [ref. 23448], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:274 [ref. 24014], Randall 1995:67 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:100 [ref. 27969] with author as Hamilton-Buchanan, Rainboth 1996:62 [ref. 22772], Allen 1997:50 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:113 [ref. 23922], Munroe et al. 1999:1788 [ref. 24728], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:236 [ref. 24754], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:342 [ref. 25191], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:184 [ref. 25703], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:97 [ref. 26368], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Zhang 2001:106 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Khan 2003:7 [ref. 27710], Ataur Rahman 2003:281 [ref. 31338], Randall 2005:57 [ref. 28239], Paxton et al. 2006:325 [ref. 28995], Kimura in Kimura & Yoshino 2009:29 [ref. 30440], Fricke et al. 2011:355 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:34 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:36 [ref. 34464], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2015:17 [ref. 34319], Psomadakis et al. 2015:151 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:306 [ref. 36183], Suresh et al. 2018:64 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:25 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:63 [ref. 36871] as cf. chacunda, Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:288 [ref. 37272], Taki et al. 2021:62 [ref. 39830], Anderson 2022:152 [ref. 39690], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:51 [ref. 41223], Zajonz et al. 2022:42 [ref. 40522]). Current status: Valid as Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf east to Philippines, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

champil, Clupea Gray [J. E.] 1834:no page number, Pl. 91 (figs. 5-6) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] India. No types known. Published about 1 Oct. 1834. •Synonym of Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:228 [ref. 5141], Ara et al. 2018:83 [ref. 36281]). Current status: Synonym of Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

chanpole, Clupanodon Hamilton [F.] 1822:249, 283, Pl. 18 (fig. 74) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Bengal, India. No types known. Species epithet misspelled champole by Cuvier 1831:236 [ref. 30376]. Simultaneous synonym of chacunda Hamilton, precedence given to chacunda. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 140 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:252 [ref. 5141], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:104 [ref. 20764] with question, Munroe et al. 1999:1788 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989] with question). Current status: Synonym of Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chapra, Clupanodon Hamilton [F.] 1822:248, 383 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Upper parts of Ganges River, Gandak River in Saran, Bihar, India. Holotype: ZSI F4648/1. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:99 [ref. 20743]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 139 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shrestha 1978:33 [ref. 15970], Whitehead 1985:228 [ref. 5141], Ataur Rahman 1989:248 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:96 [ref. 20764], Sen 1995:497 [ref. 23778], Banik & Choudhury 1996:579 [ref. 24736], Menon 1999:7 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:323 [ref. 25220], Rafique et al. 2003:97 [ref. 27173], Mirza 2003:3 [ref. 27265], Ataur Rahman 2003:271 [ref. 31338], Shrestha 2008:47 [ref. 29923], Ahmed et al. 2013:285 [ref. 32872], Psomadakis et al. 2015:152 [ref. 34104], Ara et al. 2018:83 [ref. 36281], Suresh et al. 2018:69 [ref. 36495], Kosygin et al. 2022:649 [ref. 40736], Gupta et al. 2024:101 [ref. 41453]). Current status: Valid as Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: South Asia: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

chavesi, Dorosoma Meek [S. E.] 1907:112 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 2959] Laguna Jenicero, Granada, Nicaragua. Holotype: FMNH 5928 (1 of 6). Paratypes: FMNH 5925-27 (15, 30, 6), 5928 (5 of 5), 14631-39 (9), 52272 (7); UMMZ 162482 [ex FMNH 14629-30, 14640] (3). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:33 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Dorosoma chavesi Meek 1907 -- (Villa 1982:87[ref. 36708], Whitehead 1985:234 [ref. 5141], Bussing 1987:65 [ref. 22927], Bussing 1998:68 [ref. 24179], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061], Scharpf 2003:1 [ref. 26883], Angulo et al. 2013:990 [ref. 33194], Angulo et al. 2023:19 [ref. 40676]). Current status: Valid as Dorosoma chavesi Meek 1907. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Central America: Lakes Managua and Nicaragua and tributaries (Costa Rica and Nicaragua). Habitat: freshwater.

chrysopterus, Chatoessus Richardson [J.] 1846:308 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Chinese sea. No types known. Type information: Whitehead 1970:209 [ref. 11606]. •Questionably a synonym of Nematalosa nasus (Bloch 1795) -- (Whitehead 1985:248 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:62 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Nematalosa nasus (Bloch 1795) -- (Munroe et al. 1999:1807 [ref. 24728]). •Synonym of Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Zhang 2001:98 [ref. 26586]). Current status: Synonym of Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

clupeoides, Amblygaster Bleeker [P.] 1849:73 [Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore) v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 316] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Strait of Makassar, western Pacific. Lectotype: RMNH 7094 (1). Paralectotypes: RMNH 23307 [ex RMNH 7094] (8). Bleeker specimens: AMS I.93 (1), BMNH 1867.11.28.39 (1), NMV A935 (1). •Valid as Amblygaster clupeoides Bleeker 1849 -- (Whitehead 1985:86 [ref. 5141], Myers 1999:60 [ref. 23965], Munroe et al. 1999:1785 [ref. 24728], Zhang 2001:70 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:19 [ref. 27712] as clupeioides, Randall et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:55 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2011:355 [ref. 31242], Mary et al. 2017:468 [ref. 35219], Anderson 2022:143 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Amblygaster clupeoides Bleeker 1849. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southwestern India east to Fiji. Habitat: marine.

clupeola, Clupea Cuvier [G.] 1829:318 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Martinique Island, West Indies. Neotype: MNHN 0000-3379. Non-types: MNHN B-3083 [ex MNHN 0000-3379], 0000-0928 (3), 0000-3237 (9). Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:10 [ref. 9739]. Available from footnote as, "Espèces voisines de la blanquette par les formes: le Cailleu, Duham., sec. III, pl. xxxi, f. 3 (Cl. clupeola, N.)." Neotype designated by Whitehead 1967:24 [ref. 6464]. •Valid as Harengula clupeola (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:63 [ref. 5141], Inada in Nakamura et al. 1986:76 [ref. 14235], Robins & Ray 1986:70 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:86 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:41 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:298 [ref. 23827], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:339 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:113 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:144 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:150 [ref. 27754], Camargo & Isaac 2001:140 [ref. 27639], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27192], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:819 [ref. 26997], Smith et al. 2003:10 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Matamoros et al. 2009:8 [ref. 31241], Di Dario et al. 2013:262 [ref. 37503], Page et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32708], Catelani et al. 2014:931 [ref. 37496], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:26 [ref. 33341], Petry et al. 2016:300 [ref. 34966], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:344 [ref. 36407], Spier et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36103], Carneiro et al. 2019:72 [ref. 37250], Ribeiro et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36717], Robertson et al. 2020:153 [ref. 38098], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:154 [ref. 38945], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:74 [ref. 38844], Carvalho-Filho 2023:62 [ref. 40480], Gurgel-Lourenço et al. 2023:74 [ref. 41056], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:112 [ref. 40726], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:149 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Harengula clupeola (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: eastern Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

collettei, Herklotsichthys Wongratana [T.] 1987:105, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 100 (no. 1); ref. 8020] Shark Bay, 26°10'S, 113°11'E, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.25464-004. Paratypes: AMS IB.1637 (1); CSIRO C 2880 and C 2881 (18), C2895 (12); WAM P.2544-001 (1), P.2545-001 (1), P.22574-001 (1), P.23870-001 (1), P.25464-002 (6), P.26667-001 (1), P.27380-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:7 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:6 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Herklotsichthys collettei Wongratana 1987 -- (Munroe et al. 1999:1783 [ref. 24728], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:327 [ref. 28995], Hata et al. 2015:42 [ref. 34420]). Current status: Valid as Herklotsichthys collettei Wongratana 1987. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia. Habitat: marine.

come, Chatoesus Richardson [J.] 1846:62, Pl. 38 (figs. 7-10) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Western Australia. Syntypes: BMNH 1971.4.26.1 (1). Genus should have been spelled Chatoessus. Based on one specimen and Clupea thrissa of Russell. •Valid as Nematalosa come (Richardson 1846) -- (Uyeno & Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:20 [ref. 6441], Whitehead 1985:243 [ref. 5141], Allen & Swainston 1988:30 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:155 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:50 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:347 [ref. 23967], Munroe et al. 1999:1803 [ref. 24728], Nakabo 2000:247 [ref. 25086], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Kottelat 2001:13 [ref. 25482], Sakai et al. 2001:86 [ref. 25693], Zhang 2001:104 [ref. 26586], Nakabo 2002:247 [ref. 26001], Paxton et al. 2006:330 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2011:355 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:35 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa come (Richardson 1846). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

commersoni, Clupeonia Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:350 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Mumbai, India. Lectotype: MNHN A-2206. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3078 [ex MNHN 0000-2206] (1), 0000-2958 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:286-287 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:12 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:64 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Sardinella melanura (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:108 [ref. 5141], Fricke 1999:75 [ref. 24106]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella melanura (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

congica, Poecilothrissa Regan [C. T.] 1917:202 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 110); ref. 3668] Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1896.3.9.25 (1) Monsembe, 1899.9.26.65 (1) Coquillatville. •Valid as Poecilothrissa congica Regan 1917 -- (Poll et al. 1984:50 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:149 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:125 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Microthrissa congica (Regan 1917) -- (Gourène & Teugels 1990:142 [ref. 16771], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000], Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Microthrissa congica (Regan 1917). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

cortius, Clupanodon Hamilton [F.] 1822:249, 383 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Brahmaputra River, near Goyalpara, India. No types known. •Synonym of Gonialosa manmina (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:256 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Gonialosa manmina (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

coval, Clupea Cuvier [G.] 1829:318, Pl. 186 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Vizagapatam, India. No types known. Available from footnote as, "Cl. coval, N., Russ., 186, etc." Based on Russell 1803:70, known (Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:37 [ref. 9739]). •Questionably the same as Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847). •Status uncertain -- (Whitehead 1985:119 [ref. 5141]). •Synonym of Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Munroe et al. 1999:1795 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:60 [ref. 32989] with question). Current status: Synonym of Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ctenolepis, Alausa Bleeker [P.] 1852:74 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 16832] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia; Muntok; Singapore (which one as new locality). Lectotype: BMNH 1867.11.28.23. Paralectotypes: (2) RMNH 7111 (1). Also appeared in Bleeker 1852:32 [ref. 16826] with 2 syntypes from Batavia, Muntok, Banka Island; earliest not established. Lectotype selected by Whitehead et al. 1966:85. •Synonym of Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:226 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1821 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:63 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

cubana, Harengula pensacolae Rivas [L. R.] 1950:298, Fig. 40, Pl. 5 (figs. 1-3) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 100 (no. 3263); ref. 12972] Buenavista Anchorage (Cayo Buenavista), Pinar del Río Province, northwestern Cuba. Holotype: USNM 132472. Paratypes: USNM 82321 (83, now 82), 124308 (32, now 31). •Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865. Current status: Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

dactylolepis, Fimbriclupea Whitley [G. P.] 1940:399, Fig. 5 [Australian Zoologist v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 4699] Port Sampson, Western Australia. Holotype: AMS I.13254. Paratypes: AMS 13255-57 (3). •Synonym of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849) -- (Whitehead 1985:100 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:157 [ref. 12442], Munroe et al. 1999:1813 [ref. 24728], Paxton et al. 2006:332 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

dakini, Sardinops Whitley [G. P.] 1937:114 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 11 (pt 2); ref. 4689] Thursday Island, northern Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: QM I.5309 (1), I.5336-37 (1, 1). •Synonym of Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum 1792) -- (Whitehead 1985:88 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:152 [ref. 12442], Munroe et al. 1999:1787 [ref. 24728], Paxton et al. 2006:324 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum 1792). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dayi, Sardinella Regan [C. T.] 1917:381 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 113); ref. 15126] Karwar, Karnataka, India. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1912.5.2.2. Type catalog: Hata & Motomura 2019:[4] [ref. 37199]. •Synonym of Sardinella jussieui (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:102 [ref. 5141]). •Valid as Sardinella dayi Regan 1917 -- (Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:184 [ref. 25703], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:20 [ref. 27712], Hata & Motomura 2019:[4] [ref. 37199], Hata & Motomura 2021:394 [ref. 38334]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella dayi Regan 1917. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Karnataka to Tamil Nadu (southern India); Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.

dekimpei, Laeviscutella Poll [M.], Whitehead [P. J. P.] & Hopson [A. J.] 1965:280, Figs. 1-4 [Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences, Académie Royale de Belgique (Ser. 5) v. 51 (no. 3); ref. 3524] Dawenia Dam, near Tema, coast of Ghana. Holotype: BMNH 1965.2.10.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1965.2.10.2-11 (10), MRAC 142828-37 (10). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:48 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Laeviscutella dekimpei Poll, Whitehead & Hopson 1965 -- (Poll et al. 1984:45 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:165 [ref. 5141], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:109 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:129 [ref. 24781], Teugels 2007:199 [ref. 30016], Fermon et al. 2022:128 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Laeviscutella dekimpei Poll, Whitehead & Hopson 1965. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Senegal south to Gabon and Democratic republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

desmaresti, Clupea Risso [A.] 1827:479 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] •See account of Engraulis desmaresti Risso 1827. Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

desmaresti, Engraulis Risso [A.] 1827:455 (479), Pl. 9 (fig. 22) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Appeared as Clupea desmaresti on p. 479; see Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:47-48 [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838) -- (Whitehead 1990:219 [ref. 14039]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dispilonotus, Harengula Bleeker [P.] 1852:456 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 16828] Bangka, Indonesia. Lectotype: BMNH 1867.11.28.28. Paralectotypes: RMNH 7101 (2). Also appeared in Bleeker 1852:49 [ref. 16826]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1964:279 [ref. 23125]. •Valid as Herklotsichthys dispilonotus (Bleeker 1852) -- (Whitehead 1985:76 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1797 [ref. 24728], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2015:18 [ref. 34319], Motomura et al. 2017:41 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Herklotsichthys dispilonotus (Bleeker 1852). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia east to Philippines, north to Vietnam. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dollfusi, Harengula Chabanaud [P.] 1933:1, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco) No. 627; ref. 16475] Gulf of Suez, Egypt, Red Sea. Syntypes: (7) MNHN 1966-0343 (1), 1966-0344 (1); MOM (not present in 1995). •Synonym of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849) -- (Dor 1984:41 [ref. 29757], Stern et al. 2014:48 [ref. 36018]). •Synonym of Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:14 [ref. 9739], Whitehead 1985:91 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1808 [ref. 24728], Golani & Fricke 2018:30 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

dorsalis, Alausa Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:418 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Gorée, Senegal. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3175. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3087 [ex MNHN 0000-3175] (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:281 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:7 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:86 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825) -- (Poll et al. 1984:42 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:219 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:210 [ref. 14039], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:103 [ref. 21589], Munroe 2016:1731 [ref. 34560]). Current status: Synonym of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

dubia, Clupea harengula Bleeker [P.] (ex Valenciennes) 1872:108 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 6; ref. 428] Trincomale, Sri Lanka. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-0666. Replacement for Sardinella lineolata Valenciennes 1847; a secondary homonym of Clupea lineolata Valenciennes 1847, when both are placed in Clupea. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

durbanensis, Clupea Regan [C. T.] 1906:4, Pl. 4 [Annals of the Natal Government Museum v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 3628] Durban Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1905.6.8.19-20 (2). •Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:220 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:202 [ref. 6284], Munroe et al. 1999:1802 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:62 [ref. 32989], Anderson 2022:140 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

eba, Alausa Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:417 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Gorée, Senegal. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-0003. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3086 [ex MNHN 0000-0003] (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:287 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:7 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:49 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838) -- (Svetovidov 1973:103 [ref. 7169], Poll et al. 1984:53 [ref. 6172], Whitehead in Whitehead et al. 1984:279 [ref. 13675], Whitehead 1985:106 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:219 [ref. 14039], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:101 [ref. 21589], Munroe 2016:1736 [ref. 34560]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

electra, Sardinella Hata [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2019:274, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 4565 (no. 2); ref. 36571] Ishigaki Fishing Port, Ishigaki Island, Yaeyama Islands, Japan. Holotype: URM-P 32904. Paratypes: KAUM, URM. •Valid as Sardinella electra Hata & Motomura 2019 -- (Hata & Motomura 2019:19 [ref. 37147]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella electra Hata & Motomura 2019. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Ishigaki Island, Yaeyama Islands, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Habitat: marine.

ellipticus, Chatoessus Kirtland [J. P.] 1838:169, 195 [Report on the zoology of Ohio v. 1 (pt. 2); ref. 18399] Not available, no distinguishing features; from the Ohio River, U.S.A. •In the synonymy of Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Whitehead 1985:233 [ref. 5141]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae.

elongata, Escualosa Wongratana [T.] 1983:392, Fig. 8 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8265] Sunday market (Sanarm-luang), Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype: BMNH 1973.1.18.1. Paratypes: CUB (uncat. 1). •Valid as Escualosa elongata Wongratana 1983 -- (Whitehead 1985:118 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1794 [ref. 24728], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122]). Current status: Valid as Escualosa elongata Wongratana 1983. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Pacific (Thailand). Habitat: marine.

elongatus, Chatoessus Macleay [W.] 1883:209 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 14342] Mary River, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IA.6018. A figure of the holotype was provided by Whitley 1943:130 [ref. 4702]. •Synonym of Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868) -- (Whitehead 1985:244 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:155 [ref. 12442], Munroe et al. 1999:1804 [ref. 24728], Paxton et al. 2006:330 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

erebi, Chatoessus Günther [A.] 1868:407 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Mary River, Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: BMNH 1866.6.19.6. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1846.3.24.2 (1, stuffed), 1846.3.24.12 (1, skin), 1846.3.24.- (1 skin), 1867.5.6.4 (1), 1867.5.6.5 (1, skeleton), 1867.5.6.99 (1, skeleton), 1867.5.13.6 (1); SAMA F1063 (1). Lectotype apparently designated by Nelson & Rothman 1973:152 [ref. 7578] [needs research]. •Valid as Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868) -- (Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:60 [ref. 25473], Whitehead 1985:244 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:155 [ref. 12442], Allen & Leggett 1990:533 [ref. 20887], Larson & Martin 1990:2 [ref. 16606], Briggs & McDowall in McDowall 1996:44 [ref. 22909], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Munroe et al. 1999:1802 [ref. 24728], Johnson 1999:722 [ref. 25471], Unmack 2001:1060 [ref. 25797], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:65 [ref. 25930], Morgan et al. 2004:150 [ref. 27718], Hammer & Walker 2004:88 [ref. 28129], Paxton et al. 2006:330 [ref. 28995], Morgan et al. 2011:10 [ref. 31262], Hammer et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32389], Larson et al. 2013:36 [ref. 32988], Pusey et al. 2017:19 [ref. 35250], Kuiter 2018:15 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Australia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

erythraea, Spratella Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1852:26 [Fische und deren Skelette; ref. 3846] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. No types known. Apparently not available as above, no description. •In the synonymy of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Dor 1984:41 [ref. 29757] with question). •Whitehead 1985:80 [ref. 5141] dated this species to Klunzinger 1870:599 and placed as a synonym of Herklotsichthys punctatus (Rüppell 1837). •In the synonymy of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kotelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Uncertain as Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae.

eumorphus, Chatoessus Gosse [P. H.] 1851:290 [A naturalist's sojourn in Jamaica; ref. 18149] Jamaica. •Synonym of Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Whitehead 1985:72 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

eupleura, Microthrissa Lönnberg [E.] & Rendahl [H.] 1920:168 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 6 (no. 31); ref. 15241] Lower Congo. Syntypes: NRM 9919 (4). •Valid as Poecilothrissa eupleura (Lönnberg & Rendahl 1920) -- (Poll et al. 1984:50 [ref. 6172]). •Possibly the same as Poecilothrissa congica Regan 1917 -- (Whitehead 1985:149 [ref. 5141]). •Synonym of Microthrissa congica (Regan 1917) -- (Gourène & Teugels 1990:142 [ref. 16771]). Current status: Synonym of Microthrissa congica (Regan 1917). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

euxina, Sardinella Antipa [G.] 1906:46, Pl. 3 (figs. 12-18) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. v. 78; ref. 6859] Coast of Constanza. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Svetovidov 1973:103 [ref. 7169], Whitehead 1985:93 [ref. 5141] as cuxina, Whitehead 1990:215 [ref. 14039]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

exile, Dorosoma cepedianum Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1883:585 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 328); ref. 2473] Galveston, Texas, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 30913 (2, lost). Based on Galveston form of Dorosoma cepedianum; types taken from Jordan & Gilbert 1882:248 [ref. 2472]. •Synonym of Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Whitehead 1985:233 [ref. 5141], Scott & Crossman 1998:134 [ref. 24570], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:116 [ref. 24550], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061], Fricke et al. 2024:148 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Synonym of Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fasciata, Clupeonia Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:349 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Saint-Denis, Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-0895. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:286 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:12 [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989], Anderson 2022:145 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

fijiense, Harengula Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1923:3 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 63 (no. 2488); ref. 1474] Fiji Islands. Holotype: USNM 82799. Paratypes: USNM 179013 (1). Later treated as Harengula fijiensis by Fowler & Bean. Harengula and Sardinella are feminine, therefore mandatory change to fijiensis when placed in either genus. •Valid as Sardinella fijiensis (Fowler & Bean 1923) (often as fijiense) -- (Whitehead 1985:97 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1811 [ref. 24728], Randall 2005:55 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2011:355 [ref. 31242]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella fijiensis (Fowler & Bean 1923). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.

fimbriata, Clupea Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:234, Fig. 44 [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] St. Louis, Senegal. Neotype: BMNH 1900.6.28.25. Neotype established by Whitehead 1967:589 [ref. 22241]; original locality Cape Verde Is. probably in error. •Valid as Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825) -- (Whitehead 1967 [ref. 22241], Poll et al. 1984:42 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:219 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:210 [ref. 14039], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:103 [ref. 21589], Afonso et al. 1999:82 [ref. 25466], Teugels 2007:193 [ref. 30016], Wirtz et al. 2007:6, 26 [ref. 30263], Munroe 2016:1731 [ref. 34560], Parenti 2019:7 [ref. 36934], Fermon et al. 2022:128 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Western Sahara south to Angola. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fimbriata, Spratella Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:359, Pl. 601 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Malabar coast, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3227. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3084 [ex MNHN 0000-3227] (4). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:287 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:29 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:50 [ref. 6464]. On Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (Opinion 901). •Valid as Sardinella fimbriata (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Dor 1984:41 [ref. 29757], Whitehead 1985:98 [ref. 5141], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:213 [ref. 24016], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:108 [ref. 27969], Munroe et al. 1999:1812 [ref. 24728], Mishra et al. 1999:82 [ref. 25315], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Zhang 2001:86 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:20 [ref. 27712], Adrim et al. 2004:118 [ref. 27715], Kottelat 2013:63 [ref. 32989], Stern et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34733], Ali et al. 2018:307 [ref. 36183], Hata & Motomura 2019:81 [ref. 36574], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:292 [ref. 37272], Anderson 2022:148 [ref. 39690], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:53 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella fimbriata (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southwestern India east to Philipines and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: brackish, marine.

floridana, Harengula pensacolae Rivas [L. R.] 1950:301, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 100 (no. 3263); ref. 12972] Old Rhodes Key, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 62584. Paratypes: USNM 123750 (15), 125311 (14). •Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865. Current status: Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

flyensis, Nematalosa Wongratana [T.] 1983:393, Fig. 9 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8265] 450 kilometers up river from Toro Pass, Fly River, New Guinea. Holotype: BMNH 1979.8.17.3. Paratypes: AMS B.9954 (1); BMNH 1977.11.17.22-25 (4); KFRS F.5639.02 [ex USNM 217026] (5); USNM 217022 (12), 217024-25 (3, 1), 217026 (76, now 70). •Valid as Nematalosa flyensis Wongratana 1983 -- (Whitehead 1985:245 [ref. 5141], Allen 1991:46 [ref. 21090], Munroe et al. 1999:1784 [ref. 24728]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa flyensis Wongratana 1983. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

forsteri, Harengula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:299 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] San Tiago, Cape Verde Islands. No types known. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:42-43 [ref. 9739]. Description based on drawing in BMNH labelled Clupea fimbriata, claimed to be by George Forster, but no such drawing found by Whitehead, 1978; more likely based on a tracing by Sarah Bowdich of her own drawing. •Synonym of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825) -- (Poll et al. 1984:42 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:219 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:210 [ref. 14039]). Current status: Synonym of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

galatheae, Nematalosa Nelson [G. J.] & Rothman [N. N.] 1973:158, Figs. 1A, 8B, 9, 13D [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 150 (art. 2); ref. 7578] Off Pakchan River, Gulf of Thailand, Andaman Sea. Holotype: CAS 17815. Paratypes: AMNH 28928 (3), BMNH 1971.10.4.1 (1), CAS 17816 (3), USNM 206329 (1), ZMUC P18516 (1). Additional material: CAS 24838 (1), CAS-SU 30694 (1), BMNH 1889.2.1.1877 (1), FMNH 2369 (1), MHNL 3699 (2), ZMUC 101 (1). •Valid as Nematalosa galatheae Nelson & Rothman 1973 -- (Whitehead 1985:246 [ref. 5141], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:110 [ref. 20764], Munroe et al. 1999:1805 [ref. 24728], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:13 [ref. 25482], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Kottelat 2013:62 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2020:290 [ref. 37272], Anderson 2022:153 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa galatheae Nelson & Rothman 1973. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southwestern India east to Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

gibbosa, Clupea Bleeker [P.] 1849:72 [Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore) v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 316] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Neotype: BMNH 1867.11.28.46. Possible syntypes: AMS I.86 (1), RMNH 7100 (some of 26). Bleeker specimens: MNHN 0000-2040 (1), NMV 46041-41 (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:287 [ref. 293]. Neotype (as putative neotype) selected by Whitehead et al. 1966:57 [ref. 6860]. •Synonym of Sardinella jussieu (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Youn & Kim 1998:53 [ref. 25737]). •Valid as Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849) -- (Dor 1984:41 [ref. 29757], Whitehead 1985:100 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:203 [ref. 6284], Allen & Swainston 1988:30 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:157 [ref. 12442], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:275 [ref. 24014], Goren & Dor 1994:10 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:65 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:111 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:50 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:347 [ref. 23967], Carpenter et al. 1997:111 [ref. 23922], Randall et al. 1997:495 [ref. 25919], Munroe et al. 1999:1813 [ref. 24728], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:235 [ref. 24754], Mishra et al. 1999:82 [ref. 25315], Johnson 1999:722 [ref. 25471], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:137 [ref. 27511], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Zhang 2001:82 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:21 [ref. 27712], Paxton et al. 2006:332 [ref. 28995], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:60 [ref. 35264], Ho & Shao 2011: 24 [ref. 31432], Larson et al. 2013:37 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:38 [ref. 34464], Stern et al. 2014:48 [ref. 36018], Psomadakis et al. 2015:154 [ref. 34104], Stern et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34733], Motomura et al. 2017:41 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:307 [ref. 36183], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[20] 258 [ref. 36492], Fricke et al. 2018:56 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:30 [ref. 36273], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:37 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:27 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:292 [ref. 37272], Golani 2021:19 [ref. 38303], Hata & Motomura 2021:197 [ref. 38640], Kovačić et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39014], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:53 [ref. 41223], Taki et al. 2021:63 [ref. 39830], Anderson 2022:148 [ref. 39690], Al-Sheikh Rasheed et al. in Fortič et al. 2023:195 [ref. 40465], Hasan et al. 2023:2209 [ref. 40412], Vilasri et al. 2023:72 [ref. 40764]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: ?Transkei and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf and Madagascar east to Philippines, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Western Australia; eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine.

godanahiai, Gudusia Srivastava [G. J.] 1968:6, Fig. 4 [Fishes of eastern Uttar Pradesh; ref. 7922] Ramgarh Tal, Gorakhpur, eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Holotype: ZSI. Paratypes: ZSI (1). •Valid as Gudusia godanahiai Srivastava 1968 -- (Shrestha 1978:34 [ref. 15970]). •Synonym of Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:228 [ref. 5141], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:96 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:8 [ref. 24904], Ara et al. 2018:83 [ref. 36281]). Current status: Synonym of Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

goni, Sardinella Stern [N.], Rinkevich [B.] & Goren [M.] 2016:16, Figs. 2D, 4D [Journal of Fish Biology v. 89 (no. 5); ref. 34733] Boracay Island, Philippines. Holotype: PNM 15191. Paratypes: SMNHTAU. •Valid as Sardinella goni Stern, Rinkevich & Goren 2016. Current status: Valid as Sardinella goni Stern, Rinkevich & Goren 2016. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

gossei, Congothrissa Poll [M.] 1964:8, Figs. 1-7, Pls. 1-5 [v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 3523] Yaekela, near Yangambi, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 140153. Paratypes: BMNH 1967.9.19.1 (1), 1967.9.19.2 (1 c&s); MRAC 120019-22 (4), 140154-155 (1), 140156-63 (8). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:37 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Congothrissa gossei Poll 1964 -- (Poll & Teugels 1984:56 [ref. 19941], Whitehead 1985:166 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:85 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Congothrissa gossei Poll 1964. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

gotoi, Herklotsichthys Wongratana [T.] 1983:391, Fig. 6 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8265] Mimiko River, Papua New Guinea. Holotype: BMNH 1913.12.9.179. Paratypes: USNM 242185 (1). •Valid as Herklotsichthys gotoi Wongratana 1983 -- (Whitehead 1985:77 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:153 [ref. 12442], Larson & Williams 1997:347 [ref. 23967], Munroe et al. 1999:1798 [ref. 24728], Paxton et al. 2006:327 [ref. 28995], Larson et al. 2013:35 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Herklotsichthys gotoi Wongratana 1983. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: New Guinea and northern Australia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

gracilis, Lile Castro-Aguirre [J. L.] & Vivero [J. M.] 1990:140, 143, Figs. 1-2 [Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, México v. 33; ref. 19197] Laguna Oriental y Occidental de Oaxaca, Mexico. Holotype: ENCB-IPN 6204-A. Paratypes: BMNH 1990.1.17.1-10 (10); ENCB-IPN 6204-B (10), 4229 (120), 6221 (200), P-831 (90). Type catalog: Guzmán 2011:171 [ref. 32186]. •Valid as Lile gracilis Castro-Aguirre & Vivero 1990 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:9 [ref. 22290], Whitehead & Rodriguez-Sánchez in Fischer et al. 1995:1024 [ref. 22829], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:110 [ref. 24550], Castro-Aguirre et al. 2002:1 [ref. 26610], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:95 [ref. 28615], Di Dario et al. 2011:549 [ref. 31478], Guzmán 2011:171 [ref. 32186], Page et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32708], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:89 [ref. 35859], Barrientos et al. 2023:271 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:151 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Lile gracilis Castro-Aguirre & Vivero 1990. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Jalisco (Mexico) south to Honduras. IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

granigera, Sardinella Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:267 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Egypt, eastern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3225. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:286 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:27 [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838) -- (Svetovidov 1973:103 [ref. 7169], Whitehead in Whitehead et al. 1984:279 [ref. 13675], Whitehead 1985:106 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:219 [ref. 14039], Munroe 2016:1736 [ref. 34560]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

haihoensis, Clupanodon Oshima [M.] 1926:3 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 3314] Haiho, Hainan Island, China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Clupanodon punctatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Kuang & Liang in Kuang et al. 1986:18 [ref. 26639]). •Synonym of Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Whitehead 1985:239 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1791 [ref. 24728], Zhang 2001:98 [ref. 26586], Kottelat 2013:59 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:36 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hasseltii, Anodontostoma Bleeker [P.] 1849:15 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [8]; ref. 320] Madura Straits near Kammal and Surabaya; seas near Jakarta, Semarang, etc., Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: part of RMNH 7082 (7), 11775 (14). •Synonym of Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:252 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1788 [ref. 24728], Paxton et al. 2006:325 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

heterurus, Clupea Rafinesque [C. S.] 1818:355 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 3 (no. 5) (art. 3) (Sept.); ref. 3586] Ohio River, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Whitehead 1985:233 [ref. 5141], Scott & Crossman 1998:134 [ref. 24570], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

horni, Chatoessus Zietz [A. H. C.] 1896:180, Pl. 16 (fig. 6) [Report on the work of the Horn Expedition to Central Australia. Part 2; ref. 14621] Red Bank Creek; Idracowara, Finke River; McDonnell Range, Northern Territory, Australia. Syntypes: (several) BMNH 1897.1.20.59-63 (4 or 5); SAMA F1063 (1). Type catalog: Glover 1976:169 [ref. 19449]. •Synonym of Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868) -- (Whitehead 1985:244 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:155 [ref. 12442], Munroe et al. 1999:1804 [ref. 24728], Paxton et al. 2006:330 [ref. 28995], Larson et al. 2013:36 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Synonym of Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hualiensis, Harengula Chu [K.-Y.] & Tsai [C.-F.] 1958:116, Pl. 3 (figs. 2-4) [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 11 (nos 1/2); ref. 12059] Hualien, Taiwan. Neotype: NTUM 97567. Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:24 [ref. 31432]. Originally a holotype NTUM 12567 and 19 paratypes, apparently lost. Neotype designated by Shen & Wang 1991:59 [ref. 19308]. •Valid as Sardinella hualiensis (Chu & Tsai 1958) -- (Whitehead 1985:101 [ref. 5141], Shen & Wang 1991:60 [ref. 19308], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Zhang 2001:76 [ref. 26586], Ho & Shao 2011:24 [ref. 31432], Stern et al. 2016:18 [ref. 34733], Hata & Motomura 2019:279 [ref. 36571]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella hualiensis (Chu & Tsai 1958). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

humeralis, Clupea Cuvier [G.] 1829:318 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality stated (Martinique). No types known. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:290 [ref. 293] dated to 1847. Type catalog and discussion: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:38-39 [ref. 9739]. Available from footnote as, "La Sardine de la Martinique (Cl. humeralis, N.), Duham, ib., f. 4." Based on the 'Sardine des Antilles' of Duhamel de Monceau 1776:548, Pl. 31 (fig. 4) [ref. 35387]. •Valid as Harengula humeralis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:64 [ref. 5141], Robins & Ray 1986:71 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:85 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:299 [ref. 23827], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:340 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:145 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:150 [ref. 27754], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:820 [ref. 26997], Smith et al. 2003:10 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Matamoros et al. 2009:8 [ref. 31241], Page et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:27 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2020:153 [ref. 38098], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:150 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Harengula humeralis (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and east coast of Florida (U.S.A.) south to French Guiana, including southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

hypselosoma, Harengula Bleeker [P.] 1855:427 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 350] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 18667.11.29.29 (1), RMNH 7114 (1). •Synonym of Sardinella brachysoma Bleeker 1852 -- (Whitehead 1985:95 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1810 [ref. 24728]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella brachysoma Bleeker 1852. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

ilisha, Clupanodon Hamilton [F.] 1822:243, 382, Pl. 19 (fig. 73) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges estuaries, Patua, Goyakarra, Calcutta, and Dhasa, India. No types known. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 137 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:249 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:100 [ref. 20764], Carpenter et al. 1997:110 [ref. 23922], Mishra et al. 1999:82 [ref. 25315], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:184 [ref. 25703], Khan 2003:7 [ref. 27710]). •Valid as Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:222 [ref. 5141], Coad 1991:13 [ref. 15702], Coad 1995:9 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:3 [ref. 23831], Randall 1995:66 [ref. 22896], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Munroe et al. 1999:1784 [ref. 24728], Rafique 2000:323 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:3 [ref. 27265], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Ataur Rahman 2003:272 [ref. 31338], Coad 2010:82 [ref. 36620], Esmaeili et al. 2010:366 [ref. 33391], Kottelat 2013:63 [ref. 32989], Arai & Amalina 2014:2 [ref. 41125], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:860 [ref. 34062], Psomadakis et al. 2015:155 [ref. 34104], Esmaeili et al. 2017:30 [ref. 35254], Ali et al. 2018:307 [ref. 36183], Ara et al. 2018:83 [ref. 36281], Esmaeili et al. 2018:10 [ref. 36089], Fricke et al. 2018:58 [ref. 35805], Suresh et al. 2018:74 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:28 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:28 [ref. 37983], Psomadakis et al. 2020:293 [ref. 37272], Anderson 2022:141 [ref. 39690], Çiçek et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2024:44 [ref. 40789], Giap et al. 2024:2 [ref. 41647]). Current status: Valid as Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar and Persian Gulf east to Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

immaculata, Clupea Kishinouye [K.] 1908:96, Pls. 19 (fig. 1), 21 (fig. 4) [Journal of the Imperial Fisheries Bureau v. 14 (no. 3); ref. 14325] Northern Saga Prefecture and Kiusiu, Japan; Amoy, Swatow, China. Syntypes: apparently destroyed. •Synonym of Sardinella jussieu (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Youn & Kim 1998:53 [ref. 25737]). •Synonym of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849) -- (Whitehead 1985:100 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1813 [ref. 24728], Stern et al. 2014:48 [ref. 36018]). •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Zhang 2001:74 [ref. 26586] dated 1907). •Synonym of Sardinops melanostictus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Zhang 2001:90 [ref. 26586]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

indiana, Amblygaster Mary [A. A.], Balasubramanian [T.], Selvaraju [S.] & Shiny [A.] 2017:464, Figs. 1, 2A, 3-6 [Zootaxa 4247 (no. 4); ref. 35219] Eraviputhenthurai landing centre, fish market, west coast, India, 11°15'49.26"N, 77°08'11.67"E. Holotype: ZSI/MBRC/540. Paratypes: FMS/CASMB, FTRC/FSRS, JUDES/FSD, RC/RGCA, SATYABHAMAU, ZSI/MBRC. •Valid as Amblygaster indiana Mary, Balasubramanian, Selvaraju & Shiny 2017 -- (Anderson 2022:143 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Amblygaster indiana Mary, Balasubramanian, Selvaraju & Shiny 2017. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: west coast of India. Habitat: marine.

indica, Clupea Gray [J. E.] 1834:no page number, Pl. 91 (fig. 1) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] India. No types known. Published about 1 Oct. 1834. •Synonym of Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:228 [ref. 5141], Menon 1999:7 [ref. 24904], Ara et al. 2018:83 [ref. 36281]). Current status: Synonym of Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

insociabilis, Chatoessus Abbott [C. C.] 1861:365 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 12 (for 1860); ref. 15625] 2 miles below Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, U.S.A. Syntypes: ANSP 23030-31 (2) Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:62 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Whitehead 1985:233 [ref. 5141], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

isingleena, Clupea Richardson [J.] 1846:304 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Chinese Seas. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1963.6.17.1. Type information: Whitehead 1970:209 [ref. 11606]. Not available, on Official Index (Opinion 901). •In the synonymy of Sardinella richardsoni Wongratana 1983 -- (Whitehead 1985:110 [ref. 5141]). •In the synonymy of Sardinella nymphaea (Richardson 1846) -- (Zhang 2001:80 [ref. 26586]). •In the synonymy of Sardinella lemuru Bleeker 1853. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Sardinella lemuru Bleeker 1853. Dorosomatidae.

jaguana, Harengula Poey [F.] 1865:189 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 13954] Cuba. No types known. Poey specimens: ZMB 5953 (1). Type catalog: Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35195] not a holotype. •Valid as Harengula jaguana Poey 1865 -- (Lee et al. 1980:71 [ref. 22416], Shimizu in Uyeno et al. 1983:92 [ref. 14275], Whitehead 1985:65 [ref. 5141], Robins & Ray 1986:71 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:87 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:42 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:299 [ref. 23827], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:63 [ref. 22947], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:341 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:112 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:145 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:150 [ref. 27754], Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1643 [ref. 25634] as cf. jaguana, Ross et al. 2001:112 [ref. 25978], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27192], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:821 [ref. 26997], Smith et al. 2003:10 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:94 [ref. 28615], García-Hernández et al. 2009:91 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32708], Fabiano et al. 2014:7 [ref. 33530], Pinheiro et al. 2015:7 [ref. 34324], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35195], Nión et al. 2016:26 [ref. 35565], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:344 [ref. 36407], Angulo et al. 2023:19 [ref. 40676], Bagley et al. 2023:312 [ref. 41241], Barrientos et al. 2023:271 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:150 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Harengula jaguana Poey 1865. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New Jersey (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to southern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

janeiro, Clupea Eigenmann [C. H.] 1894:627 [Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences v. 7 (art. 5); ref. 1214] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 1156. Replacement name for Clupea brasiliensis Steindachner 1879, preoccupied by Clupea brasiliensis Bloch & Schneider 1801. •Treated in the synonymy of Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner 1879) -- (Whitehead 1985:96 [ref. 5141]). •Valid as Sardinella janeiro (Eigenmann 1894) -- (Dennis et al. 2004:71 [ref. 31601], Nión et al. 2016:26 [ref. 35565]). •Synonym of Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner 1879) -- (Figueiredo et al. 2010:281 [ref. 30889] with brasiliensis as a nomen protectum). •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Stern et al. 2017:499 [ref. 36753]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

japonica, Nematalosa Regan [C. T.] 1917:313 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 112); ref. 3665] Inland Sea of Japan. Syntypes: BMNH 1905.6.7.2-4 (3). •Valid as Nematalosa japonica Regan 1917 -- (Uyeno & Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:20 [ref. 6441], Whitehead 1985:247 [ref. 5141], Youn & Kim 1998:55 [ref. 25737] as japonicus, Munroe et al. 1999:1806 [ref. 24728], Nakabo 2000:247 [ref. 25086], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:13 [ref. 25482], Sakai et al. 2001:86 [ref. 25693], Zhang 2001:105 [ref. 26586], Nakabo 2002:247 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:151, 498 [ref. 26218], Hata in Kimura et al. 2018:36 [ref. 36460], Endruweit 2024:37 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa japonica Regan 1917. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand to China and Taiwan, north to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

javanicum, Gonostoma Hyrtl [C. J.] 1855:49 [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 10 (1 Abth.); ref. 18321] Java, Indonesia (implied from name). Syntypes: RMNH 2685 (2). •Synonym of Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:252 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1788 [ref. 24728]). Current status: Synonym of Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

jonesi, Sardinella Lazarus [S.] 1983:78, Fig. 1 D [Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India v. 20 (nos 1-2) (for 1978); ref. 8317] Vizhinjam, 8°22'N, 76°59'E, near Trivandrum, Kerala State, India. Holotype: CMFRI/T/118/1. Paratypes: CMFRI-VZM 90/F/30.10 (35). •Synonym of Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum 1792) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:iv [ref. 5725] with question). Current status: Uncertain as Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum 1792). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

jussieu, Clupanodon Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1803:469, 471, Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types at MNHN. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:37 [ref. 9739]. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:75 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Based on a Commerson drawing. •Synonym of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849) -- (Dor 1984:42 [ref. 29757], Whitehead 1985:102 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1813 [ref. 24728]). •Valid as Sardinella jussieu (Lacepède 1803) -- (Chen et al. 1997:12 [ref. 26476], Youn & Kim 1998:53 [ref. 25737] as jussieui, Fricke 1999:74 [ref. 24106] after neotype designation as jussieui, Zhang 2001:82 [ref. 26586], Choi et al. 2003:151, 498 [ref. 26218], Fricke et al. 2009:22 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2018:56 [ref. 35805]). •Nomen dubium -- (Whitehead & Bauchot 1985:37 [ref. 9739], Hata & Motomura 2019:[4] [ref. 37199]). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

jussieui, Clupeonia Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:346, Pl. 599 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2208. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:286 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:13 [ref. 9739], Hata & Motomura 2019:[2] [ref. 37199]. See also Clupanodon jussieu Lacepède 1803. •Probably the same as Sardinella jussieu (Lacepède 1803) -- (see Fricke 1999:75 [ref. 24106], Stern et al. 2016:18 [ref. 34733]). •Valid as Sardinella jussieui (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Hata & Motomura 2019:[2] [ref. 37199], Hata & Motomura 2021:395 [ref. 38334], Anderson 2022:149 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella jussieui (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues); India and Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.

kanagurta, Alausa Bleeker [P.] 1852:34 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (8); ref. 16826] Jakarta; Muntok, Bangka, Indonesia (? which one). Lectotype: BMNH 186711.28.26. Syntypes and/or Bleeker specimens: (10) AMS B.7787 (1) Assam; MNHN 0000-3693 (1), NMV 46003 (1), RMNH 7110 (4), SMNS 760 (1, syntype, not found, probably lost). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:281-282 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:51 [ref. 9739], Fricke 1991:11 [ref. 13474], Fricke 2005:28 [ref. 29864]. Appeared as name only in Bleeker 1850:160 [ref. 324] and 1852:445 [ref. 16828]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1966:80. •Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:220 [ref. 5141], Kottelat et al. 1993:17 [ref. 23448] as keele, Carpenter et al. 1997:109 [ref. 23922], Munroe et al. 1999:1802 [ref. 24728], Fricke et al. 2018:55 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

kelee, Clupea Cuvier [G.] 1829:320 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Vizagapatam, India. No types known. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:39 [ref. 9739]. Available from footnote as, "Cl. kelée, id, 195" = Cl. kelée, N. Russel, 195." Based on Kelee, Russell 1803:75, Pl. 195 (upper fig.). •Valid as Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:220 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:202 [ref. 6284], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:99 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:17 [ref. 23448] as keele, Goren & Dor 1994:10 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:66 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:104 [ref. 27969], Carpenter et al. 1997:109 [ref. 23922], Munroe et al. 1999:1802 [ref. 24728], Mishra et al. 1999:82 [ref. 25315], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:13 [ref. 25482] as keele, Zhang 2001:92 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:20 [ref. 27712], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:60 [ref. 35264], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:37 [ref. 34464], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2015:19 [ref. 34319], Psomadakis et al. 2015:152 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:306 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:55 [ref. 35805], Hata in Kimura et al. 2018:35 [ref. 36460], Suresh et al. 2018:70 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:26 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:290 [ref. 37272], Taki et al. 2021:65 [ref. 39830], Anderson 2022:140 [ref. 39690], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:53 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Transkei and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf and Madagascar east to Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

koningsbergeri, Clupea (Harengula) Weber [M.] & de Beaufort [L. F.] 1912:14 [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam) (Sect. 2) v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 14893] Aru Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: ZMA 100864-65 (9, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:10 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Herklotsichthys koningsbergeri (Weber & de Beaufort 1912) -- (Whitehead 1985:78 [ref. 5141], Allen & Swainston 1988:30 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:154 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:50 [ref. 23977], Munroe et al. 1999:1799 [ref. 24728], Johnson 1999:722 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:328 [ref. 28995] as koningsbergeri, Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:51 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Herklotsichthys koningsbergeri (Weber & de Beaufort 1912). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Western Australia, Arafura Sea, Aru Islands (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

kowal, Clupea Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] (ex Russel) 1837:79 [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. No types known. •Questionably a synonym of Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Kottelat 2013:60 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

kowala, Spratella Bleeker [P.] 1851:492 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16898] Rio and Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 7091. Paralectotypes: (25) BMNH 1867.11.28.43 (1), RMNH 23479 [ex RMNH 7091] (some of 17). Also appeared in Bleeker 1852:28 [ref. 16826]. •Synonym of Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:91 [ref. 5141], Stern et al. 2016:6 [ref. 34733]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

kunzei, Harengula Bleeker [P.] 1856:209 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 16861] Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 7097. Paralectotypes and/or Bleeker specimens: (2) ?BMNH 1867.11.28.30 (1); RMNH 23738 (1), 24954 (1). Lectotype selected by Whitehead 196:44, Pl. 5 (Fig. 1). •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lacia, Sardinia Gruvel [A.] & Bouyat [A.] 1906:157, 160 [ ref. 30367] Rio de Oro, western Sahara. No types known. Name only, not available. Genus name should have been Sardina. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

latulus, Harengula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:280, Pl. 595 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Caen, France. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-0931. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-3236 (5), CAS-SU 32769 [ex MNHN 0000-3236] (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:289 [ref. 293], Böhlke 1953:11-12 [ref. 12291], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:14-15 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:26 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Harengula clupeola (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:63 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Harengula clupeola (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lauta, Kowala Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1279 [297] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Sea of Penang, Malaysia; Japan. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.3.19.442-443 (2, left half skins). On p. 297 of separate. Based on Clupea kowal of Temminck & Schlegel and 2 specimens. •Synonym of Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:91 [ref. 5141], Stern et al. 2016:6 [ref. 34733]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

leiogaster, Sardinella Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:270 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3742. Bleeker specimens: NMV A938 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:288 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:27 [ref. 9739]. •Valid as Sardinella leiogaster Valenciennes 1847 -- (Dor 1984:42 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:19 [ref. 6441], Whitehead 1985:86 [ref. 5141], Allen & Swainston 1988:30 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:152 [ref. 12442], Goren & Dor 1994:9 [ref. 25356], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:98 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:50 [ref. 23977], Anderson et al. 1998:21 [ref. 23611], Munroe et al. 1999:1786 [ref. 24728], Nakabo 2000:246 [ref. 25086], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Zhang 2001:72 [ref. 26586], Nakabo 2002:246 [ref. 26001], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:16 [ref. 27510], Paxton et al. 2006:324 [ref. 28995], Kimura in Kimura & Yoshino 2009:28 [ref. 30440], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:60 [ref. 35264], Mary et al. 2017:468 [ref. 35219], Motomura et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:54 [ref. 35805], Suresh et al. 2018:63 [ref. 36495], Psomadakis et al. 2020:288 [ref. 37272], Anderson 2022:143 [ref. 39690], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:51 [ref. 41223] as Ambkygaster leiogaster). Current status: Valid as Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Indonesia, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

leiogastroides, Sardinella Bleeker [P.] 1854:255 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 345] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 7093. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.42 (1). Original as leiogastroïdes. •Synonym of Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum 1792) -- (Whitehead 1985:88 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1787 [ref. 24728]). Current status: Synonym of Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum 1792). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lembesseensis, Stolothrissa Fowler [H. W.] 1949:239, Figs. 5-8 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 101; ref. 1461] Oka, Congo system, French Equatorial Africa. Holotype: ANSP 71862. Paratypes: (10) ANSP 71863-72 (9). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:63 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Potamothrissa obtusirostris (Boulenger 1909) -- (Poll et al. 1984:51 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:156 [ref. 5141] but as tembessensis). Current status: Synonym of Potamothrissa obtusirostris (Boulenger 1909). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

lemuru, Sardinella Bleeker [P.] 1853:500 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: BMNH 1867.11.28.41. Paralectotypes: (11) RMNH 7103 (some of 9), 28926 [ex RMNH 76326] (1); ?MNHN 0000-3226 (1). Bleeker specimens: NMV A2051 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:286 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:51 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead et al. 1966:48 [ref. 6860]. •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Stern et al. 2017:[9] 499 [ref. 36753]). •Valid as Sardinella lemuru Bleeker 1853 -- (Whitehead 1985:103 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:157 [ref. 12442], Munroe et al. 1999:1814 [ref. 24728], Kim et al. 2001:190 [ref. 25730], Nakabo 2000:245 [ref. 25086], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:138 [ref. 27511], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:245 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:151, 499 [ref. 26218], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:16 [ref. 27510], Paxton et al. 2006:333 [ref. 28995], Hata in Kimura et al. 2018:38 [ref. 36460], Hoschke et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36626], Hata & Motomura 2019:19 [ref. 37147], Kim et al. 2020:59 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:292 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella lemuru Bleeker 1853. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar and Andaman Sea east to Philippines, north to Korea and Japan, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia). Habitat: marine.

leonensis, Pellonula Boulenger [G. A.] 1916:172, Fig. 111 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 4; ref. 585] Northern Sherbo District, Sierra Leone. Syntypes: BMNH 1915.4.13.11-12 (2). •Valid as Pellonula leonensis Boulenger 1916 -- (Poll et al. 1984:49 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:142 [ref. 5141], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:332 [ref. 26477], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:105 [ref. 21589], Gourène & Teugels 1991:220 [ref. 20013], Lévèque et al. 1991:138 [ref. 31367], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:12 [ref. 28023], Teugels 2007:195 [ref. 30016], Munroe 2016:1732 [ref. 34560], Pezold et al. 2016:102 [ref. 34870], Fermon et al. 2022:128 [ref. 39448], Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Pellonula leonensis Boulenger 1916. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Senegal south to Congo. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

leonensis, Sierrathrissa Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1969:386, Figs. 1-2 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 80 (3-4); ref. 6582] Waanje ferry near Pujehun, 7°24'N, 11°45'W, Sierra Leone. Holotype: MRAC 174.610. Paratypes: (79) MRAC 174611-12 (2), 174613-48 (36), 174649-52 (4), 174653-701 (49, 3 c&s). •Valid as Sierrathrissa leonensis Thys van den Audenaerde 1969 -- (Poll et al. 1984:54 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:162 [ref. 5141], Paugy et al. 1990:336 [ref. 26477], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:110 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:129 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:12 [ref. 28023]). Current status: Valid as Sierrathrissa leonensis Thys van den Audenaerde 1969. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

libertatis, Meletta Günther [A.] 1867:603 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866 (pt 3); ref. 1984] Libertad, western coast of Guatemala. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1864.1.26.181. •Valid as Opisthonema libertate (Günther 1867) -- (Hiyama in Kumada 1937:27 [ref. 39147], Whitehead 1985:70 [ref. 5141], Hedgecock et al. 1988:118 [ref. 40242], Pequeño 1989:27 [ref. 14125], Allen & Robertson 1994:61 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:46 [ref. 23101], Whitehead & Rodriguez-Sánchez in Fischer et al. 1995:1022 [ref. 22829], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:190 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:192 [ref. 24555], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:109 [ref. 24550], Fuller et al. 1999:48 [ref. 25838], Lea & Rosenblatt 2000:120 [ref. 25206], Thomson et al. 2000:284 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Torres-Ramírez 2004:14 [ref. 40495], Love et al. 2005:26 [ref. 37547], Miller 2006:96 [ref. 28615], Minckley & Marsh 2009:76 [ref. 31114], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:68 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:92 [ref. 35888], Pérez-Quiñónez et al. 2017:[5] 88 [ref. 40509], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:89 [ref. 35859], González-Murcia et al. 2019:289 [ref. 36544], Pérez-Quinónez et al. 2020:151 [ref. 40419], Angulo 2021:7 [ref. 38913], Love et al. 2021:44 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:16 [ref. 41326], Barrientos et al. 2023:271 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40981], Fricke et al. 2024:152 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Opisthonema libertate (Günther 1867). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Chile, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: brackish, marine.

lile, Meletta Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:378 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Pondicherry, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3173. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3076 [ex MNHN 0000-3173] (1), 3229 (10). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:282 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:17 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:72 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:119 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1795 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:60 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lineolata, Sardinella Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:272 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-0666. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3073 [ex MNHN 0000-0666] (1), 0000-3106 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:289 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:27 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:44 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989], Anderson 2022:145 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lippa, Harengula Whitley [G. P.] 1931:142, Fig. 1 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 18 (no. 4); ref. 16345] Port Hedland, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.12828 [ex WAM P.18]. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Herklotsichthys lippa (Whitley 1931) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:154 [ref. 12442], Munroe et al. 1999:1800 [ref. 24728], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:328 [ref. 28995], Larson et al. 2013:35 [ref. 32988], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:51 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Herklotsichthys lippa (Whitley 1931). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: northern Australia, Aru Islands (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

longiceps, Sardinella Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:273 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Puducherry, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3743. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3089 [ex MNHN 0000-3743] (5). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:285 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:27-28 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:44 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847, but a valid subspecies -- (Stern et al. 2017:[9] 499 [ref. 36753]). •Valid as Sardinella longiceps Valenciennes 1847 -- (Dor 1984:42 [ref. 29757], Whitehead 1985:104 [ref. 5141], Goren & Dor 1994:10 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:65 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:112 [ref. 23922], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:236 [ref. 24754], Mishra et al. 1999:82 [ref. 25315], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:184 [ref. 25703], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:21 [ref. 27712], Bogorodsky et al. 2011:50 [ref. 31559], Psomadakis et al. 2015:154 [ref. 34104], Motomura et al. 2017:42 [ref. 35490] as cf. longiceps, Ali et al. 2018:307 [ref. 36183], Golani & Fricke 2018:30 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:27 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:63 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Anderson 2022:149 [ref. 39690], Zajonz et al. 2022:41 [ref. 40522]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella longiceps Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf and Socotra (Yemen) east to southeastern India. Habitat: marine.

losera, Odaxothrissa Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:64, Pl. 31 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Coquilhatville, Upper Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.9.26.61 (1), MRAC 494 (1). •Valid as Odaxothrissa losera Boulenger 1899 -- (Poll et al. 1984:47 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:139 [ref. 5141], Gourène & Teugels 1991:449 [ref. 19026], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781], Fermon et al. 2022:128 [ref. 39448] with question, Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Odaxothrissa losera Boulenger 1899. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

lossei, Herklotsichthys Wongratana [T.] 1983:392, Fig. 7 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8265] Persian Gulf, 30°08'N, 46°54'E. Holotype: BMNH 1976.8.19.78. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.8.19.51-63 (13), 1976.8.19.64-77 (21); ZMUC C.1 (1), C.2-4 (3). •Valid as Herklotsichthys lossei Wongratana 1983 -- (Whitehead 1985:79 [ref. 5141], Goren & Dor 1994:10 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:64 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:110 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:60 [ref. 35264], Ali et al. 2018:306 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:25 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:62 [ref. 36871], Anderson 2022:145 [ref. 39690], Zajonz et al. 2022:39 [ref. 40522]). Current status: Valid as Herklotsichthys lossei Wongratana 1983. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen) and Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

maccullochi, Harengula Whitley [G. P.] 1931:143, Fig. 2 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 18 (no. 4); ref. 16345] Port Hedland, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.12827 [ex WAM P.17]. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys koningsbergeri (Weber & de Beaufort 1912) -- (Whitehead 1985:78 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:154 [ref. 12442], Munroe et al. 1999:1799 [ref. 24728], Paxton et al. 2006:328 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys koningsbergeri (Weber & de Beaufort 1912). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

macrolepis, Clupea Steindachner [F.] 1879:31 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 20480] Cleveland Bay near Townsville, 19°16'S, 146°48'E, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): SMNS 2292. Type information: Whitehead 1970:11 [ref. 11605]. Type catalog: Fricke 1995:10 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:28 [ref. 29864]. Species later described in more detail in Steindachner 1879:13 [ref. 4228]. •Synonym of Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:119 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:153 [ref. 12442], Munroe et al. 1999:1795 [ref. 24728], Paxton et al. 2006:326 [ref. 28995], Kottelat 2013:60 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

macrophthalma, Clupea Ranzani [C.] 1842:320, Pl. 23 [Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 5; ref. 18607] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MZUB 947. •Synonym of Harengula clupeola (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:63 [ref. 5141], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:113 [ref. 24550] as macrophtalma, Munroe & Nizinski 2003:819 [ref. 26997], Fricke et al. 2024:149 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Synonym of Harengula clupeola (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

macrura, Clupea Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Bleeker 1852:32 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (8); ref. 16826] Syntypes: BMNH 1867.11.28.22 (1). Not available; manuscript name mentioned in the synonymy of Alausa macrurus Bleeker. Name listed by Maxwell 1921:17, 87 [ref. 30344] with reference to Alausa macrura Bleeker 1852. Subsequent use of name not researched. •In the synonymy of Tenualosa macrura (Bleeker 1852). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Tenualosa macrura (Bleeker 1852). Dorosomatidae.

macrurus, Alausa Bleeker [P.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) 1852:31 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (8); ref. 16826] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Neotype: RMNH 7112. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.22 (1, apparently missing), MNHN 0000-2039 (1), RMNH 24701 [ex RMNH 7112] (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:282 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:51 [ref. 9739]. Neotype designated by Whitehead 1965:143. [ref. 6464]. •Valid as Tenualosa macrura (Bleeker 1852) -- (Whitehead 1985:223 [ref. 5141], Kottelat et al. 1993:17 [ref. 23448], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:114 [ref. 27969], Munroe et al. 1999:1819 [ref. 24728], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:63 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Tenualosa macrura (Bleeker 1852). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

maculatus, Chatoessus Richardson [J.] (ex Gray) 1846:308 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China; Chinese Seas. Holotype (unique): Cambridge Philos. Inst. (whereabouts unknown). Based on a drawing and a specimen (see Whitehead 1970:210 [ref. 11606]). •Synonym of Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Whitehead 1985:239 [ref. 5141], Youn & Kim 1998:56 [ref. 25737], Munroe et al. 1999:1791 [ref. 24728], Zhang 2001:98 [ref. 26586], Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:36 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

maculosa, Harengula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:292 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Martinique Island, West Indies. No types known. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:43 [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Harengula humeralis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:64 [ref. 5141], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:145 [ref. 25013], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:820 [ref. 26997]). Current status: Synonym of Harengula humeralis (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

maderensis, Clupea Lowe [R. T.] 1838:189 [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 2 (pt 3, art. 14); ref. 2831] Off Madeira, eastern Atlantic. Syntypes: BMNH 1855.12.26.496-500. •Valid as Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838) -- (Svetovidov 1973:103 [ref. 7169], Poll et al. 1984:52 [ref. 6172], Whitehead in Whitehead et al. 1984:279 [ref. 13675], Whitehead 1985:106 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:203 [ref. 6284], Whitehead 1990:219 [ref. 14039], Gourène & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:101 [ref. 21589], Santos et al. 1997:122 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:30 [ref. 24952], Afonso et al. 1999:83 [ref. 25466], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:38 [ref. 26753], Falcón et al. 2003:144 [ref. 39343], Golani 2005:19 [ref. 37112], Teugels 2007:191 [ref. 30016], Wirtz et al. 2007:26 [ref. 30263], Wirtz et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32972], Munroe 2016:1736 [ref. 34560], Almeida & Alves 2019:269 [ref. 37509], Carneiro et al. 2019:73 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:92 [ref. 36864], Kassar in Stern et al. 2019:439 [ref. 36863], Reiner 2019:81 [ref. 38139], Bariche & Fricke 2020:44 [ref. 37515], Golani 2021:19 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:129 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Gibraltar south to Angola, including Madeira, Canary Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: brackish, marine.

majorina, Harengula Storey [M. H.] 1938:32, Figs. 9, 12, 17 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 12326] Santos, Brazil. Holotype: CAS-SU 31742. Paratypes: CAS 5583-84 (1, 1), 20262 [ex IU 10780] (1), 60379 [ex IU 10780] (1); MZUSP [ex DZSASP] 772 [ex CAS 5585] (1); CAS-SU 32768 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:12 [ref. 12291], Britski 1969:201 [ref. 12401], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35195]. •Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865 -- (Whitehead 1985:65 [ref. 5141], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:821 [ref. 26997], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35195]). Current status: Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

malayana, Alosa Bleeker [P.] 1866:294 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 14051] Jakarta, Bantam, Cheribon, Surabaya, Pasuruan, Java; Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia [which one]. Lectotype: RMNH 7180. Paralectotypes: (5) RMNH 23481 [ex RMNH 7108] (1). Bleeker specimens: NMV A2049 (1). •Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:220 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1802 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:62 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

manmina, Clupanodon Hamilton [F.] 1822:247, 383 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Freshwater branches of Ganges River, India. No types known. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 138 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Gonialosa manmina (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:256 [ref. 5141], Ataur Rahman 1989:256 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:107 [ref. 20764], Rafique 2000:323 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:3 [ref. 27265], Ataur Rahman 2003:280 [ref. 31338] as manminna, Suresh et al. 2018:68 [ref. 36495], Kosygin et al. 2022:650 [ref. 40736] as Goniolosa manmina). Current status: Valid as Gonialosa manmina (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: South Asia: Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

marquesensis, Sardinella Berry [F. H.] & Whitehead [P. J. P.] 1968:209, Figs. 1-6 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 81; ref. 7868] Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, 8°55'S, 140°06'W. Holotype: USNM 201946. Paratypes: ANSP 52615 (1), 109212-13 (2); BMNH 1967.11.4.1-2 (2), 1967.11.4.3 (4); BPBM 5592-93 (1, 2); CAS 24045-46 (2, 1); FMNH 74075-76 (1, 1); MCZ 29507 (7), 45898-99 (1, 1); MNHN 1967-0590 (2), 1967-0591 (1); RMNH 25824-25 (2, 1); CAS-SU 66228-29 (1, 1); UF 19281-85 [ex TABL] (3, 7, 2, 39, 26); UMMZ 186866-67 (2); USNM 65861 (25), 179874 (19), 201947-48 (2, 3). Type catalog: Gilbert 1974:113 [ref. 21035], Böhlke 1984:63 [ref. 13621], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:28 [ref. 9739], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:77 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Sardinella marquesensis Berry & Whitehead 1968 -- (Whitehead 1985:107 [ref. 5141], Randall & Earle 2000:8 [ref. 25806], Randall 2005:56 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:149 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:101 [ref. 30952], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:4 [ref. 33988]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella marquesensis Berry & Whitehead 1968. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands endemic; introduced in Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

mauritiana, Clupea Bennett [E. T.] 1833:32 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833 (pt 1); ref. 16786] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Kottelat (2013) declared a nomen oblitum; not been used as a valid name since 1899. •Same as Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Fricke 1999:73 [ref. 24106] who advocates continuing current usage, Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:319 [ref. 2886], Kottelat 2013:60 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

medirastre, Opisthonema Berry [F. H.] & Barrett [I.] 1963:118, Fig. 1A [Bulletin of the Inter-American Tuna Commission v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 4187] Chorrera Bay, Gulf of Panama, eastern Pacific. Holotype: USNM 196804. Paratypes: CAS 22805-07 (1, 3, 1); FMNH 63869-70 (3, 2); MCZ 41620-21 (2, 3); CAS-SU 55020 (4), 57086 (2), 58311 (2), 60182-83 (3, 2); UF 19278 (2); SIO 15-249 (109) (ex UCLA W50-40), 15-544 (3) (ex UCLA W55-60), 15-547 (2) (ex UCLA W56-356), 15-548 (3) (ex UCLA W58-148), 15-549 (1) (ex UCLA W56-121), 15-550 (8) (ex UCLA W56-129), 15-568 (1) (ex UCLA W59-91), 46-229 (1) (ex UCLA W53-185); USNM 127804 (1), 196805-06 (5, 3); YPM 4359-62 (1, 3, 3, 1). Type catalog: Gilbert 1974:113 [ref. 21035], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:62 [ref. 12367], Moore & Boardman 1991:10 [ref. 16741]. •Valid as Opisthonema medirastre Berry & Barrett 1963 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:72 [ref. 9277], Whitehead 1985:71 [ref. 5141], Hedgecock et al. 1988:118 [ref. 40242], Bussing & López S. 1994:46 [ref. 23101], Whitehead & Rodriguez-Sánchez in Fischer et al. 1995:1025 [ref. 22829] with wrong author, Grove & Lavenberg 1997:187 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:189 [ref. 24555], Lea & Rosenblatt 2000:120 [ref. 25206], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Torres-Ramírez 2004:14 [ref. 40495], Love et al. 2005:27 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:68 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:94 [ref. 35888], Pérez-Quiñónez et al. 2017:[5] 88 [ref. 40509], Pérez-Quinónez et al. 2020:151 [ref. 40419], Love et al. 2021:44 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:117 [ref. 40816], Fricke et al. 2024:152 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Opisthonema medirastre Berry & Barrett 1963. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

mediterranea, Meletta Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:369 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Toulon, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3745. Paralectotypes: B-3092 [ex MNHN 0000-3745] (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:285 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:17 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:41 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Svetovidov 1973:103 [ref. 7169], Whitehead 1985:93 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:215 [ref. 14039]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

melanura, Alausa Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:441 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] New Guinea; Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific; Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3233 (3), 0000-3736 (2), 0000-3739 to 0000-3741 (1, 1, 2), A-2207 (6). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:290 [ref. 293]. Perhaps can be regarded as an independent proposal, not Clupea melanura Cuvier 1829. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

melanura, Clupea Cuvier [G.] 1829:318 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Neotype: MNHN 0000-3233. Non-types: MNHN B-3090 [ex MNHN 0000-3233] (2). Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:11 [ref. 9739]. Available from footnote as, "Cl. melanura, N., Lacéd., V, xi, 3, sous le nom de Clupanodon Jussieu, mais la description se rapporte à la fig. xi, 3, nommée variété du clupanodon chinois." Neotype designated by Whitehead 1967:62 [ref. 6464]. •Valid as Sardinella melanura (Cuvier 1829) -- (Dor 1984:42 [ref. 29757], Whitehead 1985:108 [ref. 5141], Randall 1995:65 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:113 [ref. 27969], Carpenter et al. 1997:112 [ref. 23922], Fricke 1999:75 [ref. 24106], Munroe et al. 1999:1815 [ref. 24728], Nakabo 2000:245 [ref. 25086], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:139 [ref. 27511], Motomura et al. 2001:83 [ref. 25595], Sakai et al. 2001:86 [ref. 25693], Zhang 2001:77 [ref. 26586], Nakabo 2002:245 [ref. 26001], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Randall et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:56 [ref. 28239], Paxton et al. 2006:333 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2009:22 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2011:355 [ref. 31242], Psomadakis et al. 2015:154 [ref. 34104], Stern et al. 2016:18 [ref. 34733], Fricke et al. 2018:56 [ref. 35805], Eagderi et al. 2019:27 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:57 [ref. 36673], Hata & Motomura 2019:19 [ref. 37147], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:293 [ref. 37272], Hata & Motomura 2021:394 [ref. 38334], Anderson 2022:150 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella melanura (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to northern Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Dampier Archipelago (Western Australia), Queensland (Australia) south to 23°03'S and New Caledonia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

melanurus, Harengula Bleeker [P.] 1854:245 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 16901] Ceram, Indonesia. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 1867.11.28.31 (1), RMNH 7095 (1 or more of 6). Non-type Bleeker specimens: MNHN 0000-3737 to 3738 (4, 2), A-7660 (1); NMV A937 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:287-288 [ref. 293]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Clupea melanura Cuvier 1829 when both were in Clupea, replaced by Clupea atricauda Günther 1868 and by Harengula valenciennesi Bleeker 1868. •Synonym of Sardinella atricauda (Günther 1868) -- (Whitehead 1985:92 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1809 [ref. 24728]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Sardinella atricauda (Günther 1868). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

mento, Cynothrissa Regan [C. T.] 1917:204, Fig. 1.1 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 110); ref. 3668] Agberi, southern Nigeria. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.11.10.61. •Valid as Cynothrissa mento Regan 1917 -- (Poll et al. 1984:42 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:137 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Odaxothrissa mento (Regan 1917) -- (Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:108 [ref. 21589], Gourène & Teugels 1991:454 [ref. 19026], Lévèque et al. 1991:138 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:12 [ref. 28023], Teugels 2007:197 [ref. 30016], Munroe 2016:1739 [ref. 34560]). Current status: Valid as Odaxothrissa mento (Regan 1917). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Ghana to Nigeria, and Volta River and Lake Volta, Ghana. Habitat: freshwater.

mexicanus, Chatoessus Günther [A.] 1868:409 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Mexico, New Orleans, and East Indies. Syntypes: (3 + several) BMNH 1857.7.31.21 (2?) Mexico. Species of composite origin, East Indies specimen likely representing a different species, lectotype designation needed. •Synonym of Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867) -- (Whitehead 1985:236 [ref. 5141], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:115 [ref. 24550], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061], Fricke et al. 2024:149 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Synonym of Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

microlepis, Alausa Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:439 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Bengal. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3696. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3082 [ex MNHN 0000-3696] (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:282 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:8 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:88 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:228 [ref. 5141], Menon 1999:7 [ref. 24904], Ara et al. 2018:83 [ref. 36281]). Current status: Synonym of Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

minuta, Microthrissa Poll [M.] 1974:154, Fig. 2 [Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences, Académie Royale de Belgique (Ser. 5) v. 60 (no. 2); ref. 7530] Garamba River, Garamba National Park, tributary of Dungu River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 188615. Paratypes: IRSNB 697 (1); MRAC 188616-33 (18), 188634-51 (16), 188652-71 (19). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:7 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:57 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Microthrissa minuta Poll 1974 -- (Poll et al. 1984:46 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:151 [ref. 5141], Gourène & Teugels 1990:148 [ref. 16771], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781], Kullander & Roberts 2012:368 [ref. 31751] as cf minuta). Current status: Valid as Microthrissa minuta Poll 1974. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

miodon, Pellonula Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:546, Pl. 30 (fig. 2) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 6, no. 1); ref. 573] Lake Tanganyika (6 localities). Syntypes: BMNH 1906.9.8.7 (1), 1906.9.8.8-9 (2), 1906.9.8.10 (1), 1906.9.8.11 (1), 1906.9.8.12-13 (2), 1906.9.8.14-18 (5), 1906.9.8.19-25 (7), 1906.9.8.16-28 (3, c&s), 1972.11.8.1 (1). Some syntypes are also syntypes of Stolothrissa tanganicae Regan 1917. •Valid as Limnothrissa miodon (Boulenger 1906) -- (Poll et al. 1984:45 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:160 [ref. 5141], Gourène & Teugels 1993:367 [ref. 22318], Skelton 1993:110 [ref. 24071], Poll & Gosse 1995:129 [ref. 24781], Skelton 2001:110 [ref. 27406], De Vos et al. 2001:129 [ref. 26059], Marshall 2011:65 [ref. 31755], Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Limnothrissa miodon (Boulenger 1906). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

miri, Microthrissa Daget [J.] 1954:67, Fig. 12 [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 36; ref. 11989] Diafarabé, Sudan. Holotype: MNHN 1925-214. Paratypes: MNHN 1925-0179 (24), 1960-0400 to 0404 (9, 2, 33, 162), 1960-0404 (1), 1960-0405 (3, now 1), B-3093 [ex MNHN 1960-0405] (2, regarded as a different species). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:261-262 [ref. 20870], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:20-21 [ref. 9739]. •Valid as Pellonula miri (Daget 1954) -- (Poll et al. 1984:49 [ref. 6172]). •Synonym of Pellonula leonensis Boulenger 1916, but a valid subspecies miri DAget 1954 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Pellonula leonensis Boulenger 1916 -- (Whitehead & Bauchot 1985:20 [ref. 9739], Whitehead 1985:142 [ref. 5141], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:332 [ref. 26477], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:105 [ref. 21589], Gourène & Teugels 1991:220 [ref. 20013], Lévèque et al. 1991:138 [ref. 31367], Munroe 2016:1732 [ref. 34560]). Current status: Synonym of Pellonula leonensis Boulenger 1916. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

mizun, Clupea Kishinouye [K.] 1908:98, Pl. 20 (fig. 3) [Journal of the Imperial Fisheries Bureau v. 14 (no. 3); ref. 14325] Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Syntypes: apparently destroyed. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

modesta, Pellonula Fischer [J. G.] 1885:75 [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 2; ref. 18083] Elobey, Equatorial Guinea. Lectotype: ZMH H186 [10168]. Paralectotypes: ZMH H187 [ex 10168] (1), ZMH H188 [ex 10167] (1). Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:156 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:401 [ref. 21161]. Lectotype selected by Ladiges et al. 1958:156 [ref. 19181]. •Synonym of Pellonula vorax Günther 1868 -- (Poll et al. 1984:50 [ref. 6172], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:105 [ref. 21589]). •Synonym of Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838) -- (Whitehead 1985:106 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:219 [ref. 14039], Gourène & Teugels 1991:224 [ref. 20013], Munroe 2016:1736 [ref. 34560]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella maderensis (Lowe 1838). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

modestus, Chatoessus Day [F.] 1870:622 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3) (art. 3) (for 9 Dec. 1869); ref. 14093] Bassein River, as high as Een-gay-gyee Lake, Myanmar. Lectotype: ZSI F2695 (figured specimen). Paralectotypes/or Day specimens: (many) AMS B.7637 (1, paralectotype); BMNH 1889.2.1.1879 (1); RMNH 2585 (1); ZSI F8022/1 (1), F8023/1 (1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:98 [ref. 20743], Whitehead & Talwar 1976:154 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:300 [ref. 25110]. Original as Chatoëssus. Lectotype selected by Talwar & Whitehead 1971:73 [ref. 4320]. •Valid as Gonialosa modesta (Day 1870) -- (Whitehead 1985:257 [ref. 5141], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:108 [ref. 20764], Kottelat 2013:60 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Gonialosa modesta (Day 1870). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Asian rivers. Habitat: freshwater.

moeruensis, Poecilothrissa Poll [M.] 1948:15, Fig. 6 [Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique v. 24 (no. 21); ref. 13069] Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], 9°18'S, 28°56'E, Kilwa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 6372. Paratypes: (560) MRAC 3546-731 (186, 6 c&s), 4051-52 (2), 4055-71 (71), 4188-95 (8), 4196 (1), 4806-4936 (131), 5679-5844 (166), 6373-6382 (10), 6387-6389 (3), 6393-6402 (10), 6925-30 (6), 9278-9307 (30). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:63 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Poecilothrissa moeruensis Poll 1948 -- (Poll et al. 1984:50 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:150 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:125 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Microthrissa moeruensis (Poll 1948) -- (Gourène & Teugels 1990:144 [ref. 16771]). Current status: Valid as Microthrissa moeruensis (Poll 1948). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Africa: Lake Mweru (Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

moluccensis, Harengula Bleeker [P.] 1853:609 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 337] Ternate, Ambon, and Ceram, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 7098 (? missing). Paralectotypes (3) or Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.27 (1), 1867.11.28.30 (1); MNHN 0000-3739 to 3741 (1, 1, 2); NMV A939 (3); RMNH 24955 (1 or more of 29); SMNS 10585 (1 paralectotype). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:290-291 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:51 [ref. 9739], Fricke 1991:12 [ref. 13474], Fricke 2005:28 [ref. 29864]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead et al. 1963:43. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Dor 1984:41 [ref. 29757], Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

nasica, Clupanodon Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:468, 472 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Malabar, India. MZB 3898. Unneeded new name for Clupea nasus Bloch 1795. •Objective synonym of Nematalosa nasus (Bloch 1795) -- (Whitehead 1985:248 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1807 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:62 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:37 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Nematalosa nasus (Bloch 1795). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

nasus, Clupea Bloch [M. E.] 1795:116, Pl. 429 (fig. 1) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 9; ref. 464] Malabar, India. Holotype (unique): ZMB 3898. Type catalog: Paepke 1999:65 [ref. 24282] with locality as Indian Ocean. On p. 117 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 12 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Nematalosa nasus (Bloch 1795) -- (Whitehead 1985:248 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:202 [ref. 6284] in Nematalosus, Al-Hassan 1987:422 [ref. 22503], Ataur Rahman 1989:255 [ref. 24860], Barman 1991:464 [ref. 30273], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:111 [ref. 20764], Coad 1991:25 [ref. 15702], Nelson & McCarthy 1995:379 [ref. 21593], Randall 1995:67 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:106 [ref. 27969], Rainboth 1996:62 [ref. 22772], Carpenter et al. 1997:113 [ref. 23922], Munroe et al. 1999:1807 [ref. 24728], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:236 [ref. 24754], Mishra et al. 1999:82 [ref. 25315], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:184 [ref. 25703] as nausus, Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:13 [ref. 25482], Zhang 2001:103 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:20 [ref. 27712], Ataur Rahman 2003:279 [ref. 31338], Coad 2010:79 [ref. 36620], Kottelat 2013:62 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:153 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:306 [ref. 36183], Hata in Kimura et al. 2018:36 [ref. 36460], Jawad et al. 2018:99 [ref. 36262], Suresh et al. 2018:72 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:26 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:291 [ref. 37272], Anderson 2022:153 [ref. 39690], Endruweit 2024:37 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa nasus (Bloch 1795). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa); Gulf of Aden and Persian Gulf east to Philippines, north to southern Korea and southern Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

neglecta, Sardinella (Sardinella) Wongratana [T.] 1983:390, Fig. 4 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8265] Formosa Bay, Kenya, 2°59'S, 40°19'E. Holotype: BMNH 1966.11.16.106. Paratypes: BMNH 1966.11.16.80-81 (2), 1966.11.16.92-93 (2), 1966.11.16.94-105 (11). Other specimens: BMNH 1913.4.7.2 (1), 1966.11.16.82-91 (10), 1966.11.17.1 (1). •Valid as Sardinella neglecta Wongratana 1983 -- (Whitehead 1985:109 [ref. 5141], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Anderson 2022:150 [ref. 39690]). •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847, subspecies longiceps Valenciennes 1847 -- (Stern et al. 2017:[9] 499 [ref. 36753]). •Synonym of Sardinella longiceps Valenciennes 1847. Current status: Synonym of Sardinella longiceps Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

neohowii, Sardinella Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:274 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Cananoror Mahé, coast of Malabar, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3744. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3080 [ex MNHN 0000-3744] (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:285 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:28 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:47 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Sardinella longiceps Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead 1985:104 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella longiceps Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

nigricaudata, Sardinella Chan [W. L.] 1965:7, Fig. 19 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 13 (no. 1/3); ref. 20948] Bushman Bay, Malekula Island, Vanuatu. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 63325 [ex CAS-SU 25031]. •Synonym of Sardinella melanura (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:108 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1815 [ref. 24728]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella melanura (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

nigrofasciata, Lile Castro-Aguirre [J. L.], Ruiz-Campos [G.] & Balart [E. F.] 2002:2, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences v. 101 (no. 1); ref. 26610] Bahía de Guásimas, Sonora, Mexico, depth 1.5 meters. Holotype: CICIMAR 2032. Paratypes: CICIMAR 2039 (1), 4922 (35); CIBN 1886 (50), 3001 (2); IBUN-AM P9529 (2), Plus non-type material in Appendix 1. •Valid as Lile nigrofasciata Castro-Aguirre, Ruiz-Campos & Balart 2002 -- (Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:26 [ref. 37547], Di Dario et al. 2011:549 [ref. 31478], Page et al. 2013:68 [ref. 32708], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:89 [ref. 35859], Love et al. 2021:44 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:151 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Lile nigrofasciata Castro-Aguirre, Ruiz-Campos & Balart 2002. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

noctivagus, Thrattidion Roberts [T. R.] 1972:4, Figs. 1-2 [Breviora No. 382; ref. 3775] Sanaga River at Edea, Cameroon. Holotype: MCZ 48161. Paratypes: AMNH 55296 [ex MCZ 48162] (2, c&s), MCZ 48162 (175, 11 c&s), MRAC 76-51-P-1-9 (10). •Valid as Thrattidion noctivagus Roberts 1872 -- (Poll et al. 1984:55 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:163 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:129 [ref. 24781], Teugels 2007:203 [ref. 30016]). Current status: Valid as Thrattidion noctivagus Roberts 1972. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Sanaga River, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

normani, Microthrissa Whitehead [P. J. P.] 1986:281, Figs. 2-3 [Cybium v. 10 (no. 3); ref. 6756] Birrim [Birim] River, Ghana. Holotype: BMNH 1986.1.1.1. Paratypes: (19) BMNH 1986.1.1.2-11, MNHN 1986-0449, CAS-SU 64818 (9). Other specimens: CAS-SU 64818 (6). Named for D. M. Norman, sex not given; but name emended to normanae in a subsequent paper by Whitehead himself. That change is not a mandatory one (not included in Art. 32), and it appears to be an incorrect subsequent spelling. •Valid as Microthrissa normani Whitehead 1986 -- (Gourène & Teugels 1988:362 [ref. 16242] as normanae, Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Pellonula leonensis Boulenger 1916, with species spelled normanae -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:336 [ref. 26477], Gourène & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:105 [ref. 21589], Gourène & Teugels 1990:151 [ref. 16771], Lévèque et al. 1991:138 [ref. 31367], Gourène & Teugels 1991:220 [ref. 20013], Munroe 2016:1732 [ref. 34560]). Current status: Synonym of Pellonula leonensis Boulenger 1916. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

notata, Dorosoma Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:172 [Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 7309] Ohio River, below falls, U.S.A. No types known. Also in Rafinesque 1820:40 [ref. 3592]. •Synonym of Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Whitehead 1985:233 [ref. 5141], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

notata, Megalops Lesueur [C. A.] 1818:361 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2735] Guadeloupe Island, West Indies. No types known. •Synonym of Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Whitehead 1985:72 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

nymphaea, Clupea Richardson [J.] 1846:304 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Chinese seas. Holotype (unique): BMNH (apparently lost). Type information: Whitehead 1970:209 [ref. 11606]. Not available, on Official Index (Opinion 901). Possibly confused with Clupea isingleena by Günther 1868. •In the synonymy of Sardinella lemuru Bleeker 1853 -- (Whitehead 1985:103 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1814 [ref. 24728]). •Incorrect as Sardinella nymphaea (Richardson 1846) -- (Zhang 2001:80 [ref. 26586]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Sardinella lemuru Bleeker 1853. Dorosomatidae.

obtusirostris, Meletta Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:375 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Seychelles. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-0900. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3072 [ex MNHN 0000-0900] (10). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:290 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:18 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:34 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989], Anderson 2022:145 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

obtusirostris, Pellonula Boulenger [G. A.] 1909:158, Fig. 126 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 1; ref. 14364] Aruwimi River, Upper Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.4.20.43-44 (2). •Valid as Potamothrissa obtusirostris (Boulenger 1909) -- (Poll et al. 1984:51 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:156 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[7] 706 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Potamothrissa obtusirostris (Boulenger 1909). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Central Africa: central and upper Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

oglina, Megalops Lesueur [C. A.] 1818:359 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2735] Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A. No types known. •Valid as Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Lee et al. 1980:72 [ref. 22416], Shimizu in Uyeno et al. 1983:95 [ref. 14275], Whitehead 1985:72 [ref. 5141], Robins & Ray 1986:70 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:83 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:42 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:300 [ref. 23827], Planquette et al. 1996:76 [ref. 22818] with wrong author, Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:63 [ref. 22947], Murdy et al. 1997:69 [ref. 23144], González Bencomo et al. 1997:158 [ref. 24960], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:345 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:108 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:146 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:150 [ref. 27754], Camargo & Isaac 2001:140 [ref. 27639] as Opistonema, Munroe in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:158 [ref. 26158], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27192], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:824 [ref. 26997], Smith et al. 2003:10 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Matamoros et al. 2009:8 [ref. 31241], García-Hernández et al. 2009:91 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:68 [ref. 32708], Catelani et al. 2014:931 [ref. 37496], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:27 [ref. 33341], Nión et al. 2016:26 [ref. 35565], Marceniuk et al. 2017:38 [ref. 35324], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:344 [ref. 36407], Spier et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36103], Ribeiro et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36717], Robertson et al. 2020:153 [ref. 38098], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:156 [ref. 38945], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:74 [ref. 38844], Angulo et al. 2023:20 [ref. 40676], Barrientos et al. 2023:271 [ref. 41235], Carvalho-Filho 2023:62 [ref. 40480], Ceríaco et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40710], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Vieira et al. 2023:19 [ref. 40759], Fricke et al. 2024:152 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Maine (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Uruguay, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

okinawensis, Clupea Kishinouye [K.] 1908:96, Pls. 19 (fig. 2), 21 (fig. 5) [Journal of the Imperial Fisheries Bureau v. 14 (no. 3); ref. 14325] Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Syntypes: apparently lost. •Synonym of Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:87 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1786 [ref. 24728]). Current status: Synonym of Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

osbeckii, Chatoessus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1848:106 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 21; ref. 1013] Coasts of China. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3675. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3079 [ex MNHN 0000-3675] (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:277 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:10 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:98 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Whitehead 1985:239 [ref. 5141], Youn & Kim 1998:56 [ref. 25737], Zhang 2001:98 [ref. 26586], Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:36 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

otidus, Stolephorus Ringuelet [R. A.] 1942:435 [Revista del Museo de La Plata v. 2 (Zool. No. 17); ref. 21772] Not available, no distinguishing features; from Laguna Chascomús, Argentina. •In the synonymy of Platanichthys platana (Regan 1917) -- (Whitehead 1985:121 [ref. 5141] with question, Litz & Koerber 2014:5 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:9 [ref. 35117]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Platanichthys platana (Regan 1917). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ovalis, Clupea Anonymous [Bennett [E. T.]] 1830:691 [Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles; ref. 259] Sumatra, Indonesia. No types known. On Code recommendation 51D, the anonymous author is listed in square brackets. •Valid as Herklotsichthys ovalis (Anonymous [Bennett] 1830) -- (Zhang 2001:67 [ref. 26586]). Current status: Valid as Herklotsichthys ovalis (Anonymous [Bennett] 1830). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vietnam and China. Habitat: marine.

pacifica, Sardinella Hata [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2019:76, Figs. 1-2 [ZooKeys Nr. 829; ref. 36574] Manila Harbor, Manila Bay, Luzon Island, the Philippines. Holotype: BMNH 1985.4.12.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1960.4.7.52 (1), 1985.4.12.2 (1); CAS 38365, CAS 51909, CAS 52501, CAS 59712, CAS-SU 28568, CAS-SU 28569, CAS-SU 29920, CAS-SU 32915; KAUM 125000; USNM 56232, USNM 56233, USNM 72197, USNM 177667, USNM 403460, USNM 427789. •Valid as Sardinella pacifica Hata & Motomura 2019 -- (Hata & Motomura 2019:23 [ref. 37147]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella pacifica Hata & Motomura 2019. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: the Philippines. Habitat: marine.

palasah, Clupea Cuvier [G.] 1829:320 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Vizagapatam, India. No types known, MNHN specimens are not types. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:281 [ref. 293] dated to 1847, Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:40 [ref. 9739]. Putative neotype (MNHN 3685) suggested by Whitehead 1967:92 [ref. 6464]. Available from footnote as, "Cl. palasah, N. Russel, 198" [Palasah, Russell 1803:77, Pl. 198]. •Synonym of Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:222 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:63 [ref. 32989], Ara et al. 2018:83 [ref. 36281], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:28 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pallida, Spratella de Buen [F.] 1952:7 [Comunicaciones Zoologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo v. 4 (no. 67); ref. 12240] Duranzno, arroyo Chileno near Río Negro Reservoir, Uruguay. Holotype: MHNM CI 1800. Paratypes: (19?) whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Olazarri et al. 1970:2 [ref. 23527], Loureiro et al. 2016:413 [ref. 35150]. •Synonym of Platanichthys platana (Regan 1917) -- (Whitehead 1985:121 [ref. 5141], Cione et al. 1998:345 [ref. 23325], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:8 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:71 [ref. 28131] as pallidae, Litz & Koerber 2014:5 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:9 [ref. 35117]). Current status: Synonym of Platanichthys platana (Regan 1917). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

papuensis, Fluvialosa Munro [I. S. R.] 1964:152, Fig. 3 [Papua New Guinea Agricultural Journal v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 3058] Strickland River, Papua New Guinea. Holotype: AMS B.9953. Paratypes: AMS B.9954 (1), KFRS F.5639.01 (1). •Valid as Nematalosa papuensis (Munro 1964) -- (Roberts 1978:27 [ref. 8886] as cf. papuensis, Whitehead 1985:250 [ref. 5141], Allen 1991:46 [ref. 21090], Munroe et al. 1999:1784 [ref. 24728], Allen et al. 2008:38 [ref. 30265]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa papuensis (Munro 1964). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Fly-Strickland river system, Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

paracome, Fluvialosa Whitley [G. P.] 1948:267 [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 3); ref. 4709] Noonkanbah, Fitzroy River, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.2619-001. Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:7 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:6 [ref. 30117]. •Synonym of Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868) -- (Whitehead 1985:244 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:155 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:330 [ref. 28995], Moore et al. 2009:6 [ref. 30117]). Current status: Synonym of Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

parva, Microthrissa Regan [C. T.] 1917:202 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 110); ref. 3668] Coquilhatville and Lake Tumba, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.9.26.62-63 (2) Coquilhatville, BMNH 1899.9.26.67-69 (3) Tumba Lake. •Valid as Nannothrissa parva (Regan 1917) -- (Poll et al. 1984:47 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:145 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:125 [ref. 24781], Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Nannothrissa parva (Regan 1917). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo Rver basin. Habitat: freshwater.

pensacolae, Harengula Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1879:152 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 74); ref. 18134] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 22831. Paralectotypes: USNM 22831 (1 of 2). Lectotype established (as figured specimen) in caption to Pl. 73, p. 3247 under Sardinella humeralis in Jordan & Evermann 1900 [ref. 2446] if figured specimen is identifiable. •Valid as Harengula pensacolae Goode & Bean 1879 -- (Villa 1982:88 [ref. 36708]). •Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865 -- (Lee et al. 1980:71 [ref. 22416], Whitehead 1985:65 [ref. 5141], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:112 [ref. 24550], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:821 [ref. 26997], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35195], Fricke et al. 2024:150 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

perforata, Clupeonia Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1276 [294] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Sea of Penang; Malay Peninsula; Singapore; Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.3.19.845. On p. 294 of separate. •Synonym of Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:91 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1808 [ref. 24728], Stern et al. 2016:6 [ref. 34733], Fricke et al. 2018:55 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

pernambucana, Sardinella Schreiner [C.] & Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1903:6 [Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 12 (for 1902); ref. 15045] Pernambuco, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNRJ 1835. Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:397 [ref. 12732]. •Synonym of Rhinosardinia bahiensis (Steindachner 1879) -- (Whitehead 1985:127 [ref. 5141], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinosardinia bahiensis (Steindachner 1879). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

persara, Nematalosa Nelson [G. J.] & McCarthy [L. J.] 1995:380, Fig. 1 (below) [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 41 (no. 4); ref. 21593] Road Bay, Saudi Arabia. Holotype: AMNH 56108. Paratypes: AMNH 56109 (16). Non-types: AMNH, BMNH, BPBM. •Valid as Nematalosa persara Nelson & McCarthy 1995 -- (Randall 1995:67 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:113 [ref. 23922], Ali et al. 2018:307 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:26 [ref. 37020], Anderson 2022:154 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa persara Nelson & McCarthy 1995. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.

peruana, Harengula Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1923:2 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 63 (no. 2488); ref. 1474] Callao, Peru. Holotype (unique): USNM 83156. •Synonym of Harengula thrissina (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Whitehead 1985:66 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Rodriguez-Sánchez in Fischer et al. 1995:1020 [ref. 22829], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:114 [ref. 24550]). •Valid as Harengula peruana Fowler & Bean 1923 -- (Grove & Lavenberg 1997:190 [ref. 24023]). •Synonym of Harengula thrissina (Jordan & Gilbert 1882), but a valid subspecies -- (Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:189 [ref. 24555], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957]). Current status: Synonym of Harengula thrissina (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific, including Galápagos Islands (subspecies peruana). Habitat: brackish, marine.

petenensis, Meletta Günther [A.] 1867:603 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866 (pt 3); ref. 1984] Lake Petén [Petén Itza], Guatemala. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.1.26.372 (1). •Valid as Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867) -- (Lee et al. 1980:70 [ref. 22416], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:71 [ref. 9277], Whitehead 1985:236 [ref. 5141], Robins & Ray 1986:70 [ref. 23100], Robison & Buchanan 1988:111 [ref. 23393], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:40 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:36 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:41 [ref. 23239], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:9 [ref. 22290], Desfosse et al. in Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:215 [ref. 21581], Warren et al. 1994:132 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:149 [ref. 25560], Stauffer et al. 1995:51 [ref. 23376], Whitehead & Rodriguez-Sánchez in Fischer et al. 1995:1018 [ref. 22829], Cross & Collins 1995:47 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:123 [ref. 25836], Sigler & Sigler 1996:62 [ref. 25943], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:62 [ref. 22947], Murdy et al. 1997:71 [ref. 23144], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:337 [ref. 23897], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:115 [ref. 24550], Fuller et al. 1999:47 [ref. 25838], Ross et al. 2001:110 [ref. 25978], Moyle 2002:114 [ref. 26449], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061], Scharpf 2003:13 [ref. 26883], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:828 [ref. 26997], Boschung & Mayden 2004:141 [ref. 27995], Miller & Robison 2004:72 [ref. 27931], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:26 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:148 [ref. 28379], Scharpf 2005:10 [ref. 28940], Miller 2006:93 [ref. 28615], Minckley & Marsh 2009:79 [ref. 31114], Page & Burr 2011:151 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32708], Barrientos et al. 2015:4 [ref. 37653], Kells et al. 2016:92 [ref. 35888], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:344 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:78 [ref. 35886], Burton & Lea 2019:37 [ref. 37205], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2020:202 [ref. 38085], López-Segovia et al. 2020:110 [ref. 38151], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Love et al. 2021:43 [ref. 39279], Bagley et al. 2023:312 [ref. 41241], Barrientos et al. 2023:271 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:149 [ref. 41622], Quintana 2024:5 [ref. 41186]). Current status: Valid as Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southestern U.S.A. south to Guatemala and Belize, including Gulf of Mexico and northwestern Caribbean. Introduced elsewhere including Oregon south to California (U.S.A.), Gulf of California (Mexico), and Puerto Rico (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pinensis, Harengula pensacolae Rivas [L. R.] 1950:302, Fig. 41, Pl. 5 (figs. 4-6) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 100 (no. 3263); ref. 12972] Isle of Pines, opposite Siguanea Island, Cuba. Holotype: USNM 107399. Paratypes: USNM 124319 (5). •Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865. Current status: Synonym of Harengula jaguana Poey 1865. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pinguis, Clupea Günther [A.] 1872:425 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 60) (art,. 60); ref. 18195] Misool [Misol] Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1870.8.31.49-50 (2). •Synonym of Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum 1792) -- (Whitehead 1985:88 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1787 [ref. 24728]). Current status: Synonym of Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum 1792). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

pinnula, Sardinella Bean [T. H.] 1912:122 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 25; ref. 232] Bermuda. Syntypes: USNM 74086 (5). •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead 1985:93 [ref. 5141], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:147 [ref. 25013]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

piquitinga, Sardinella Schreiner [C.] & Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1903:6 [Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 12 (for 1902); ref. 15045] Mercado de São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. Syntypes: (2) MNRJ. •Valid as Lile piquitinga (Schreiner & Miranda Ribeiro 1903) -- (Whitehead 1985:128 [ref. 5141], Cervigón 1991:89 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:300 [ref. 23827], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:109 [ref. 24550], Castro-Aguirre et al. 2002:1 [ref. 26610], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27192], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:823 [ref. 26997], Di Dario et al. 2011:549 [ref. 31478], Angulo et al. 2013:990 [ref. 33194], Di Dario et al. 2013:262 [ref. 37503], Petry et al. 2016:300 [ref. 34966], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:154 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:63 [ref. 40480], Gurgel-Lourenço et al. 2023:74 [ref. 41056], Fricke et al. 2024:151 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Lile piquitinga (Schreiner & Miranda Ribeiro 1903). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: fresh and brackish waters of Atlantic drainage (Quintana Roo/Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela and Brazil). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

platana, Lile Regan [C. T.] 1917:394 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 113); ref. 15126] Río de la Plata. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.8.29.15. See Cione et al. 1998:343 [ref. 23325] for comments on locality. •Valid as Platanichthys platana (Regan 1917) -- (Whitehead 1985:121 [ref. 5141], Cione et al. 1998:335 [ref. 23325], López et al. 2002:63 [ref. 26808], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27061], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27192], López et al. 2003:8 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:71 [ref. 28131], Di Dario et al. 2011:550 [ref. 31478], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Di Dario et al. 2013:262 [ref. 37503], Fabiano et al. 2014:7 [ref. 33530], Litz & Koerber 2014:5 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:9 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:411 [ref. 34561], Petry et al. 2016:300 [ref. 34966], Nión et al. 2016:26 [ref. 35565], Spier et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36103], Ribeiro et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36717], Reis et al. 2020:456 [ref. 38364], Carvalho-Filho 2023:63 [ref. 40480], Giora & Wingert 2023:146 [ref. 41026], Loureiro et al. 2023:28 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Platanichthys platana (Regan 1917). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: South America: lagoons, estuaries and lower parts of rivers in southeastern South America (Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

platycephalus, Alausa Bleeker [P.] 1863:123, Pl. 26 (fig. 2) [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Ashantee, Guinea. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3310. Holotype figured by Boeseman 1963:Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [ref. 21734]. •Synonym of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825) -- (Poll et al. 1984:43 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:219 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:210 [ref. 14039], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:103 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Synonym of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

platygaster, Clupea Günther [A.] 1868:448 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Replacement name for Alausa brachysoma Bleeker 1853, secondarily preoccupied by Sardinella brachysoma Bleeker 1852. •Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:220 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1802 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:62 [ref. 32989]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

posterus, Amblygaster Whitley [G. P.] 1931:144 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 18 (no. 4); ref. 16345] Fremantle District, Western Australia. Holotype: AMS I.12826 [ex WAM 10710]. Paratypes: AMS I.11224-25 (1, 1), I.13186-88 (1, 1, 1). •Synonym of Sardinella lemuru Bleeker 1853 -- (Whitehead 1985:103 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:157 [ref. 12442], Munroe et al. 1999:1814 [ref. 24728], Paxton et al. 2006:333 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella lemuru Bleeker 1853. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

profundis, Clupea De Vis [C. W.] in Saville-Kent 1889:11 [Preliminary Report of the Food-Fish of Queensland; ref. 18384] Name only, not available; from Queensland, Australia; subsequent publication in an available way not researched. •In the synonymy of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:154 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:328 [ref. 28995], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae.

pseudohispanica, Sardinia Poey [F.] 1860:311 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 17768 (5), 17771 (1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:171 [ref. 22926]. Originally pseudo-hispanica. •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead 1985:93 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

punctata, Clupea Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1837:78, Pl. 21 (fig. 2) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 567. Paralectotypes: SMF 4649 (1), 6650 (1). Lectotype established by Dor 1984:40 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Valid as Herklotsichthys punctatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Ben-Tuvia 1977:96 [ref. 41444], Dor 1984:40 [ref. 29757], Whitehead in Whitehead et al. 1984:275 [ref. 13675], Whitehead 1985:80 [ref. 5141], Goren & Dor 1994:10 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:64 [ref. 22896], Golani 1998:97 [ref. 27567], Zhang 2001:66 [ref. 26586], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:37 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:19 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:27 [ref. 29533], Randall 2007:101 [ref. 30952], DiBattista et al. 2015:19 [ref. 35706], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[16] 254 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:30 [ref. 36273], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:92 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:120 [ref. 37515], Golani 2021:18 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39014], Anderson 2022:145 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Herklotsichthys punctatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden; eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine.

punctatus, Chatoessus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:240, Pl. 109 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Bays on coast of southwestern Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 3315a (largest of 2). Paralectotypes: RMNH D1771-D1772 (2, dry), 3314b (1 of 2). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:177 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Clupanodon punctatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Berg 1948:146 [ref. 12882], Kuang & Liang in Kuang et al. 1986:18 [ref. 26639], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:35 [ref. 23876], Chen et al. 1997:13 [ref. 26476], Cheng & Zhou 1997:71 [ref. 26385], Wang et al. 2001:52 [ref. 26566]). •Valid as Konosirus punctatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Uyeno & Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:19 [ref. 6441], Whitehead 1985:240 [ref. 5141], Kim 1997:153 [ref. 24032], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:728 [ref. 24702], Dorofeeva 1998:30 [ref. 23573], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:7 [ref. 24670], Youn & Kim 1998:56 [ref. 25737], Nakabo 2000:247 [ref. 25086], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kolpakov & Barabanshchikov 2001:423 [ref. 25413], Kottelat 2001:13 [ref. 25482], Shimizu 2001:21 [ref. 25799], Zhang 2001:99 [ref. 26586], Kim & Park 2002:50 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:247 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:151, 498 [ref. 26218], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:38 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2013:62 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:59 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:547 [ref. 34656], Hata in Kimura et al. 2018:35 [ref. 36460], Kim et al. 2020:59 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37637], Dyldin et al. 2021:17 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:61 [ref. 38158], Dyldin et al. 2022:[17] [ref. 39193]). Current status: Valid as Konosirus punctatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Vietnam and China north to Korea, Russia and Japan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

quadrimaculata, Clupea Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1837:78, Pl. 21 (fig. 3) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Bay of Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 4648. Paralectotypes: SMF 78 (1), 4649-52 (4). Lectotype selected by Dor 1984:41 [ref. 29757]. •Valid as Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Dor 1984:41 [ref. 29757], Uyeno & Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:19 [ref. 6441], Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:201 [ref. 6284], Allen & Swainston 1988:30 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:154 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:47 [ref. 15987], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:274 [ref. 24014], Goren & Dor 1994:10 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:64 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:50 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:111 [ref. 23922], Kuiter 1997:32 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:47 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:60 [ref. 23965], Munroe et al. 1999:1801 [ref. 24728], Nakabo 2000:246 [ref. 25086], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:342 [ref. 25191], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:135 [ref. 27511], Sakai et al. 2001:86 [ref. 25693], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:184 [ref. 25703], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:246 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:16 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:55 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:148 [ref. 28379], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:319 [ref. 28867], Paxton et al. 2006:328 [ref. 28995], Randall 2007:100 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:22 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2011:355 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:120 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:251 [ref. 32706], Larson et al. 2013:35 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:60 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:24 [ref. 33932], Psomadakis et al. 2015:152 [ref. 34104], Hata et al. 2015:40 [ref. 34420], Miesen et al. 2016:83 [ref. 34492], Koeda et al. 2016:10[ref. 35333], Motomura et al. 2017:41 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:55 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:30 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:25 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:57 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:63 [ref. 36871], Psomadakis et al. 2020:290 [ref. 37272], Anderson 2022:145 [ref. 39690], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:53 [ref. 41223], Zajonz et al. 2022:40 [ref. 40522], Jamandre 2023:164 [ref. 40455], Allen & Erdmann 2024:131 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Philippines, Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia at 21°38'S, Queensland (Australia) south to 16°35'S, and New Caledonia; introduced in Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ranelayi, Clupea De Vis [C. W.] in Saville-Kent 1889:11 [Preliminary Report of the Food-Fish of Queensland; ref. 18384] Name only, not available; from Queensland, Australia. •In the synonymy of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:154 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:328 [ref. 28995], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae.

rechingeri, Clupea Steindachner [F.] 1906:1424 [56] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 115 (1. Abth.); ref. 4242] Upolu, Samoa Islands. Syntypes: (2) NMW (not found). Type information: Whitehead 1970:7 [ref. 11605]. On p. 56 of separate. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

reevesii, Alosa Richardson [J.] 1846:305 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Chinese seas. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1963.8.20.2 (skin). Type information: Whitehead 1970:208 [ref. 11606]. •Valid as Macrura reevesi (Richardson 1846) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:22 [ref. 21202], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:36 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:7 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:70 [ref. 26385] as reevesii, Yue & Chen 1998:24 [ref. 26415] as reevesi). •Valid as Tenualosa reevesii (Richardson 1846) -- (Whitehead 1985:224 [ref. 5141], Youn & Kim 1998:55 [ref. 25737], Munroe et al. 1999:1820 [ref. 24728], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:14 [ref. 25482], Zhang 2001:93 [ref. 26586], Choi et al. 2003:151, 500 [ref. 26218], Kimura in Kimura & Yoshino 2009:31 [ref. 30440], Kottelat 2013:63 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:47 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Tenualosa reevesii (Richardson 1846). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Andaman Sea to South China Sea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

resticularia, Nematalosa Nelson [G. J.] & McCarthy [L. J.] 1995:379, Fig. 1 (above) [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 41 (no. 4); ref. 21593] Tarut Island, Saudi Arabia. Holotype: AMNH 56100. Paratypes: AMNH 56101 (19). Additional material: AMNH, BPBM and ZMUC. •Valid as Nematalosa resticularia Nelson & McCarthy 1995 -- (Randall 1995:67 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:114 [ref. 23922], Eagderi et al. 2019:26 [ref. 37020], Anderson 2022:154 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa resticularia Nelson & McCarthy 1995. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Somalia and Gulf of Aden to Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

richardsoni, Chatoessus Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:144 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Murray River, Victoria, Australia. No types at MNHN. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:36 [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868) -- (Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:215 [ref. 25473], Whitehead 1985:244 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:155 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:330 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

richardsoni, Sardinella (Clupeonia) Wongratana [T.] 1983:390, Fig. 5 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8265] China. Holotype: BMNH 1963.6.17.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1935.4.18.9 (1), BMNH 1965.7.5.1-10 (10). •Valid as Sardinella richardsoni Wongratana 1983 -- (Whitehead 1985:110 [ref. 5141], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Stern et al. 2016:18 [ref. 34733]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella richardsoni Wongratana 1983. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

rouxi, Harengula Poll [M.] 1953:46, Fig. 16 [Résultats Scientifiques. Expédition Océanographique Belge dans les Eaux Côtières Africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12713] Cape Lopez Bay, South Atlantic, 0°42'S, 8°49'E, surface. Holotype: IRSNB 132. Paratypes: IRSNB 133 (9), MRAC 94996-99 (4). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:7 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:46 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Sardinella rouxi (Poll 1953) -- (Whitehead 1985:111 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:222 [ref. 14039], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:102 [ref. 21589], Wirtz et al. 2007:6, 26 [ref. 30263], Wirtz et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32972] needs confirmation, Munroe 2016:1737 [ref. 34560], Almeida & Alves 2019:269 [ref. 37509], Reiner 2019:81 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:129 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella rouxi (Poll 1953). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Congo, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: brackish, marine.

royauxi, Microthrissa Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:26, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Zair [Democratic Republic of Congo], about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Syntypes: BMNH 1901.12.26.13. (1), MRAC 1233-34 (1, 1), 1256 (1). •Valid as Microthrissa royauxi Boulenger 1902 -- (Whitehead 1985:152 [ref. 5141], Gourène & Teugels 1988:362 [ref. 16242], Gourène & Teugels 1990:136 [ref. 16771], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283], Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Microthrissa royauxi Boulenger 1902. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

samarensis, Sardinella Roxas [H. A.] 1935:275, Pl. 2 (fig. 11) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 55 (no. 3) (for Nov. 1934); ref. 15736] Barrio Cinco, Catbalogan, Samar Island, Philippines. Holotype: BSMP 41217 (destroyed in WWII). Paratypes: BSMP 41218-19 (2, destroyed in WWII). •Synonym of Sardinella lemuru Bleeker 1853 -- (Whitehead 1985:103 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1814 [ref. 24728]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella lemuru Bleeker 1853. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

sardina, Harengula Poey [F.] 1860:310 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Syntypes or Poey specimens: MCZ 17736 (2), 17868 (1); USNM 4794 (2); ZMB 5967 (1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:171 [ref. 22926] with MCZ 17868 as holotype. •Synonym of Harengula humeralis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:64 [ref. 5141], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:145 [ref. 25013], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:820 [ref. 26997], Fricke et al. 2024:150 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Synonym of Harengula humeralis (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

schlegelii, Meletta Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:93 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3716. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:291 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:18 [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Sardinella brachysoma Bleeker 1852 -- (Whitehead 1985:95 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:156 [ref. 12442], Larson & Williams 1997:347 [ref. 23967], Munroe et al. 1999:1810 [ref. 24728], Paxton et al. 2006:332 [ref. 28995], Larson et al. 2013:37 [ref. 32988] as schelgeli). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella brachysoma Bleeker 1852. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

schrammii, Alausa Bleeker [P.] 1849:11 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [7]; ref. 321] Boleling, northern Bali, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 7083. Paralectotypes: RMNH 23302 [ex RMNH 7083] (2, poor condition). Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.32 (1). Lectotype selected by Whitehead et al. 1966:42. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

scombrina, Alausa Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:442 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Cananor, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3748. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3091 [ex MNHN 0000-3748] (6). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:285-286 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1985:8 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:46 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Sardinella longiceps Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead 1985:104 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella longiceps Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

selangkat, Chatoessus Bleeker [P.] 1852:47 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (8); ref. 16826] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 27664. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.64 (1). Also appeared in Bleeker 1852:458 [ref. 16828]. •Valid as Anodontostoma selangkat (Bleeker 1852) -- (Whitehead 1985:254 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1789 [ref. 24728], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2019:56 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Anodontostoma selangkat (Bleeker 1852). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Islands east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: brackish, marine.

senegalensis, Alosa Bennett [E. T.] 1831:147 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 5778] Senegal, Atlantic coast of North Africa. No types known. •Synonym of Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Svetovidov 1973:102 [ref. 7169]). •In the synonymy of the later named Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Poll et al. 1984:52 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:93 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:215 [ref. 14039], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:101 [ref. 21589], Munroe 2016:1735 [ref. 34560]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

senegalensis, Meletta Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:370 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Senegal. No types known. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1985:43-44 [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825) -- (Poll et al. 1984:42 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:219 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:210 [ref. 14039], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:103 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Synonym of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

serrata, Rhinosardinia Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:445, Fig. 39; Pl. 62 (figs. 3-4) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 1227] Morawhanna, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53927 [ex CM 2443]. Paratypes: (295) AMNH 7141 (10); BMNH 1911.10.31.452-455; CAS 60381-82 [ex IU 12558-59] (25, 7); CAS-SU 21972 (5); FMNH 7329 (5), 53928-29 (26, 8), 69558 (177); MCZ 30191 (5); USNM 66284 (5); ZMA 101009 (5). Type catalog: Henn 1928:52 [ref. 12305], Böhlke 1953:12 [ref. 12291], Nijssen et al. 1982:11 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:75 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Rhinosardinia amazonica (Steindachner 1879) -- (Whitehead 1985:126 [ref. 5141], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinosardinia amazonica (Steindachner 1879). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

setosa, Clupea Steindachner [F.] 1869:149 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 6 (no. 19) (for 15 July 1869); ref. 20467] Liberia or Gabon [not Mexico]. Holotype (unique): NMW 76999. Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1870:311 [p. 22 of separate], Pl. 6, [ref. 4217]. Whitehead 1970:17 [ref. 11605] and 1990:210 [ref. 14039] states that NMW 4173 includes the lectotype and paralectotype, but labels to that lot are dated 1878 thus specimens are apparently from a later collection. •Synonym of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825) -- (Poll et al. 1984:43 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:219 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:210 [ref. 14039], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:103 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Synonym of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

signifer, Chatoessus DeKay [J. E.] 1842:264, Pl. 41 (fig. 132) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] New York, U.S.A. Holotype or syntypes: New York State coll. (whereabouts unknown). •Synonym of Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Whitehead 1985:72 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

sindensis, Clupea Day [F.] 1878:638, Pl. 163 (fig. 2) [The fishes of India Part 4; ref. 4887] Karachi, Pakistan. Lectotype: ZSI 2630. Possible types and/or Day specimen: AMS B.7642 (1, paralectotype) Mumbai; BMNH 1889.2.1.1919-24 (6); RMNH 2519 (1); ZSI 2614 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:154 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:302 [ref. 25110]. Lectotype selected by Talwar & Whitehead 1971. •Valid as Sardinella sindensis (Day 1878) -- (Whitehead 1985:112 [ref. 5141], Randall 1995:66 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:112 [ref. 23922], Zhang 2001:84 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:860 [ref. 34062], Psomadakis et al. 2015:155 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:307 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:28 [ref. 37020], Anderson 2022:150 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella sindensis (Day 1878). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman east to western India. Habitat: marine.

sinensis, Clupea Linnaeus [C.] 1758:319 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] China. No types known. •Nomen dubium; possibly the same as Tenualosa reevesii (Richardson 1846) -- (Whitehead 1985:224 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1820 [ref. 24728], Zhang 2001:93 [ref. 26586], Kottelat 2013:63 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Tenualosa reevesii (Richardson 1846). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

sirm, Clupea harengus var. Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:38 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] [No locality stated] Red Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Fricke 2008:17 [ref. 30182]. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:17 [ref. 30182]. •Valid as Sardinella sirm (Walbaum 1792) -- (Dor 1984:42 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum 1792) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:19 [ref. 6441], Whitehead 1985:88 [ref. 5141], Allen & Swainston 1988:30 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:152 [ref. 12442], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:273 [ref. 24014], Goren & Dor 1994:9 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:64 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:98 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:50 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:110 [ref. 23922], Myers 1999:60 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:72 [ref. 24106], Munroe et al. 1999:1787 [ref. 24728], Nakabo 2000:246 [ref. 25086], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:97 [ref. 26368], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:132 [ref. 27511], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Zhang 2001:69 [ref. 26586], Nakabo 2002:246 [ref. 26001], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:16 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:55 [ref. 28239], Paxton et al. 2006:324 [ref. 28995], Fricke 2008:17 [ref. 30182], Fricke et al. 2009:21 [ref. 30213], Kimura in Kimura & Yoshino 2009:29 [ref. 30440], Fricke et al. 2011:355 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:34 [ref. 32988], Bogorodsky et al. 2014:412 [ref. 33460], Mary et al. 2017:468 [ref. 35219], Motomura et al. 2017:40 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:305 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:54 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:30 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:24 [ref. 37020], Psomadakis et al. 2020:288 [ref. 37272], Hata in Motomura et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38121], Anderson 2022:144 [ref. 39690], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:51 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum 1792). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to northern Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Dampier Archipelago (Western Australia), Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

smithi, Dorosoma Hubbs [C. L.] & Miller [R. R.] 1941:232 [Copeia 1941 (no. 4); ref. 11741] Flood pool between 2 branches of Río Piaxtla, about 12 miles from ocean, near the town of Piaxtla, Sinaloa, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 133749. Paratypes: UMMZ 133750 (4). •Valid as Dorosoma smithi Hubbs & Miller 1941 -- (Branson et al. 1960:218 [ref. 41482], Whitehead 1985:237 [ref. 5141], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:9 [ref. 22290], Whitehead & Rodriguez-Sánchez in Fischer et al. 1995:1024 [ref. 22829], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:117 [ref. 24550], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061], Scharpf 2003:14 [ref. 26883], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2005:10 [ref. 28940], Miller 2006:93 [ref. 28615], Minckley & Marsh 2009:74 [ref. 31114], Page et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:149 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Dorosoma smithi Hubbs & Miller 1941. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Southern North America: Pacific drainages (northwestern Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

spilura, Harengula Guichenot [A.] 1863:C-16 [Faune ichthyologique 2nd Partie, Annexe C.; ref. 1943] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-1324 (2, poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:291 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:15 [ref. 9739]. Species epithet [= with spotted tail] is an indeclinable noun. •Valid as Herklotsichthys spilura (Guichenot 1863) -- (Whitehead 1985:82 [ref. 5141], Fricke 1999:74 [ref. 24106], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Fricke et al. 2009:22 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2018:55 [ref. 35805], Anderson 2022:146 [ref. 39690] as spilurus). Current status: Valid as Herklotsichthys spilura (Guichenot 1863). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kenya and Tanzania, Madagascar, western Mascarenes (La Réunion, there now extinct). Habitat: marine.

stanleyana, Pellonula Regan [C. T.] 1917:201 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 110); ref. 3668] Stanley Falls [actually Cette Cama], Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1889.11.20.9-10 (2). •Synonym of Pellonula vorax Günther 1868 -- (Poll et al. 1984:50 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:144 [ref. 5141], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:105 [ref. 21589], Gourène & Teugels 1991:218 [ref. 20013], Munroe 2016:1733 [ref. 34560]). Current status: Synonym of Pellonula vorax Günther 1868. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

stappersii, Microthrissa (Potamothrissa) Poll [M.] 1948:17, Fig. 7 [Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique v. 24 (no. 21); ref. 13069] Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Lukonzolwa, Democratic Republic of Congo [in error]. Holotype: MRAC 9308. Paratypes: (514) MRAC 9308-10140 (833, including holotype). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:57 [ref. 21528]. Type locality probably Lake Tanganyika (Gourène & Teugels 1993:367 [ref. 22318]). •Synonym of Limnothrissa miodon (Boulenger 1906) -- (Gourène & Teugels 1993:367 [ref. 22318]). •Valid as Limnothrissa stappersii (Poll 1948) -- (Poll et al. 1984:46 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:161 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:129 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Limnothrissa stappersii (Poll 1948). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Lake Tanganyika, southeastern Africa; introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

stereolepis, Harengula Ogilby [J. D.] 1898:759 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 22 (pt 4); ref. 14688] Erub [= Darnley] Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.12175. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:154 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:328 [ref. 28995], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

stewarti, Nannothrissa Poll [M.] & Roberts [T. R.] 1976:235, Figs. 1-2 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 90 (no. 1); ref. 7384] Lake Mai-Ndombe or Inongo, near Ipeke, Congo River basin, 2°32'S, 18°16'E. Holotype: MRAC 75-50-P-1. Paratypes: BMNH 1975.12.18.1 (1); MCZ 51477 (2), 51478 (2, c&s); MRAC 75-50-P-2-3 (2), 75-50-P-4-6 (3); USNM 214834 (3, 1 c&s). •Valid as Nannothrissa stewarti Poll & Roberts 1976 -- (Poll et al. 1984:47 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:146 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:125 [ref. 24781], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000], Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Nannothrissa stewarti Poll & Roberts 1976. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

stolifera, Clupea Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:339 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237); ref. 2470] Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Syntypes: BMNH 1895.5.27.305-311; MCZ 35995 [ex SU] (6), ?MNHN 1887-0380 [ex USNM] (4), USNM 28125 (many). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:291 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:12 [ref. 9739]. •Valid as Lile stolifera (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:26 [ref. 37559], Villa 1982:89 [ref. 36708], Whitehead 1985:129 [ref. 5141], Castro-Aguirre & Vivero 1990:135 [ref. 19197], Allen & Robertson 1994:61 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:46 [ref. 23101], Whitehead & Rodriguez-Sánchez in Fischer et al. 1995:1021 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:110 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:185 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:189 [ref. 24555], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:110 [ref. 24550], Castro-Aguirre et al. 2002:1 [ref. 26610], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:26 [ref. 37547], Miller 2006:95 [ref. 28615], Minckley & Marsh 2009:75 [ref. 31114], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Di Dario et al. 2011:549 [ref. 31478], Angulo et al. 2013:990 [ref. 33194], Page et al. 2013:68 [ref. 32708], Barriga Salazar 2014:104 [ref. 35745], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34871], González-Murcia et al. 2019:289 [ref. 36544], Love et al. 2021:44 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:16 [ref. 41326], Angulo et al. 2023:19 [ref. 40676], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:115 [ref. 40816], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40981], Fricke et al. 2024:151 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Lile stolifera (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

striata, Alausa Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:429 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Bahia, Brazil. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3735. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3088 [ex MNHN 0000-3735] (1), 3938 (2, dry). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:289 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:8-9 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:75 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Whitehead 1985:72 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

suhia, Clupea Chaudhuri [B. L.] 1912:437, Pl. 38 (fig. 1) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 7 (pt. 5) (art. 35); ref. 14837] Gandak River, Saran, Bihar, India. Holotype (unique): ZSI. •Synonym of Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead 1985:228 [ref. 5141], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:96 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:7 [ref. 24904], Ara et al. 2018:83 [ref. 36281]). Current status: Synonym of Gudusia chapra (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

sundaica, Clupea (Harengula) Bleeker [P.] 1870:[105], Pl. 271 (fig. 5) [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 6; ref. 428] Java, Indonesia; Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 7099 (now 1). Paralectotypes: RMNH 23362 [ex RMNH 7099] (some of 25). Plate published in 1870, text published in 1872. •Synonym of Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:91 [ref. 5141], Stern et al. 2016:6 [ref. 34733]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

taiwanensis, Sardinella Raja [B. T. A.] & Hiyama [Y.] 1969:90, Pl. 2 [Records of Oceanographic Works in Japan N. S., v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 21771] Taiwan. Syntypes: FUMT P3459 (12). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:24 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849) -- (Whitehead 1985:100 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1813 [ref. 24728], Zhang 2001:83 [ref. 26586], Ho & Shao 2011:24 [ref. 31432]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

tampo, Chatoessus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1848:117 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 21; ref. 1013] No locality. No types at MNHN. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:36-37 [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead & Bauchot 1985:36 [ref. 9739], Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989] with question). Current status: Synonym of Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

tanganicae, Stolothrissa Regan [C. T.] 1917:206, Fig. 2.2 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 110); ref. 3668] Vua and Ndanvie, Lake Tanganyika. Syntypes: (4 of the following) BMNH 1906.9.8.7 (1), 1906.9.8.8-9 (2), 1906.9.8.10 (1), 1906.9.8.11 (1), 1906.9.8.12-13 (2), 1972.11.8.1 (1). •Valid as Stolothrissa tanganicae Regan 1917 -- (Poll et al. 1984:54 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:158 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:129 [ref. 24781], De Vos et al. 2001:129 [ref. 26059], Kullander & Roberts 2012:360, 368[ref. 31751], Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Stolothrissa tanganicae Regan 1917. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tanganyika and Lukuga River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

tawilis, Harengula Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:273, Pl. 1 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 34 (no. 3); ref. 2103] Lake Taal, Philippines. Holotype: BSMP 13198 (presumed destroyed). Paratypes: (77) BSMP (presumed destroyed). •Valid as Sardinella tawilis (Herre 1927) -- (Whitehead 1985:113 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1784 [ref. 24728], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:63 [ref. 32989], Jamandre 2023:164 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella tawilis (Herre 1927). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Lake Tal (Philippines). Habitat: freshwater.

tembang, Spratella Bleeker [P.] 1851:214 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 330] Unneeded substitute name for Clupea gibbosa Bleeker 1849:72 [ref. 316]; for types and localities see Clupea gibbosa. •Synonym of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849) -- (Whitehead 1985:100 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1813 [ref. 24728]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

tenuis, Pellonula Nichols [J. T.] & Griscom [L.] 1917:675, Fig. 3 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 37 (art. 25); ref. 3185] Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: AMNH 5842. Paratypes: AMNH 5843 (now 8, 2 c&s), 6241 (1); FMNH 55297 [ex AMNH 5843] (5, c c&s); MRAC 15656-58 (3, 1 c&s). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:64 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Potamothrissa obtusirostris (Boulenger 1909) -- (Poll et al. 1984:51 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:156 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Potamothrissa obtusirostris (Boulenger 1909). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

terrasae, Sardinella aurita var. Lozano Rey [L.] 1950:14, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Rapports et procès-verbaux des réunions / Conseil permanent international pour l'exploration de la mer No. 126; ref. 18457] Coasts of western Sahara; Canary Islands. No types known. •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Svetovidov 1973:103 [ref. 7169], Whitehead 1985:93 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:218 [ref. 14039]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

thailandiae, Anodontostoma Wongratana [T.] 1983:394, Fig. 11 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8265] Songkhla, Gulf of Thailand. Holotype: CUB =CUMZ (uncat.). Paratypes: BMNH 1858.8.15.97-98 (3), 1894.1.19.76 (1), 1967.11.13.56-57 (2), 1978.8.18.157 (1), 1979.8.16.37-39 (3), 1979.8.16.40-43 (4); CUB = CUMZ (uncat. 1). •Valid as Anodontostoma thailandiae Wongratana 1983 -- (Whitehead 1985:255 [ref. 5141], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:105 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:15 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:62 [ref. 22772] as thailandae, Munroe et al. 1999:1790 [ref. 24728], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2020:289 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Anodontostoma thailandiae Wongratana 1983. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.

thibaudeaui, Clupea (Alosa) Durand [J.] 1940:6, Pl. 1 [Institut Océanographic de l'Indochine Note 36; ref. 13008] Phnom-Penh, Cambodia. Holotype: ION. Paratypes: (4). •Valid as Tenualosa thibaudeaui (Durand 1940) -- (Whitehead 1985:225 [ref. 5141], Rainboth 1996:61 [ref. 22772], Kottelat 1998:21 [ref. 23436], Munroe et al. 1999:1784 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2001:28 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:63 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:40 [ref. 33971], Taki et al. 2021:64 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Tenualosa thibaudeaui (Durand 1940). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.

thoracata, Kowala Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:363 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Puducherry, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3172. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3075 [ex MNHN 0000-3172] (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:282 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:16 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:71 [ref. 6464]. •Valid as Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:119 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:153 [ref. 12442], Allen 1991:46 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:298 [ref. 21400], Kottelat et al. 1993:17 [ref. 23448], Randall 1995:66 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:103 [ref. 27969], Larson & Williams 1997:347 [ref. 23967], Munroe et al. 1999:1795 [ref. 24728], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:235 [ref. 24754], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:184 [ref. 25703], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:134 [ref. 27511], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Zhang 2001:65 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Khan 2003:6 [ref. 27710], Paxton et al. 2006:326 [ref. 28995], Kimura in Kimura & Yoshino 2009:30 [ref. 30440], Larson et al. 2013:34 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:60 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:37 [ref. 34464], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2015:18 [ref. 34319], Psomadakis et al. 2015:152 [ref. 34104], Motomura et al. 2017:40 [ref. 35490], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2018:34 [ref. 36460], Suresh et al. 2018:67 [ref. 36495], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:289 [ref. 37272], Taki et al. 2021:63 [ref. 39830], Anderson 2022:144 [ref. 39690], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:51 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman east Papua New Guinea, north to Philippines, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

thrissa, Clupea Linnaeus [C.] 1758:318 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] China. Syntypes: ZMUU Linn. Coll. 107 (1). Type catalog: Goode & Bean 1885:206 [ref. 1841], Lönnberg 1896:31 [ref. 23530], Wheeler 1985:26-27 [ref. 20705], Wheeler 1991:158-159, Fig. 3 [ref. 20102]. •Valid as Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Whitehead 1985:239 [ref. 5141], Kuang & Liang in Kuang et al. 1986:17 [ref. 26639], Zheng et al. 1989:23 [ref. 21202], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:34 [ref. 23876], Chen et al. 1997:13 [ref. 26476], Youn & Kim 1998:56 [ref. 25737], Munroe et al. 1999:1791 [ref. 24728], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:14 [ref. 25482], Zhang 2001:98 [ref. 26586], Choi et al. 2003:151, 497 [ref. 26218], Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:55 [ref. 33547], Psomadakis et al. 2020:289 [ref. 37272], Dyldin et al. 2022:[16] [ref. 39193], Endruweit 2024:36 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

thrissa, Opisthonema Gill [T. N.] 1861:37 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13; ref. 1767] Based on Clupanodon thrissa of Lacepède 1803. •Synonym of Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:146 [ref. 25013]). Current status: Synonym of Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

thrissina, Clupea Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:353 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 290); ref. 12308] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 2524 (?), 6339 (not found in 1980), 6388 (3). •Valid as Harengula thrissina (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Villa 1982:88 [ref. 36708], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:72 [ref. 9277], Whitehead 1985:66 [ref. 5141], Allen & Robertson 1994:60 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:46 [ref. 23101], Whitehead & Rodriguez-Sánchez in Fischer et al. 1995:1020 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:109 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:190 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:189 [ref. 24555], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:113 [ref. 24550], Thomson et al. 2000:284 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:26 [ref. 37547], Miller 2006:92 [ref. 28615], Page et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32708], Barriga Salazar 2014:104 [ref. 35745], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34871], Kells et al. 2016:92 [ref. 35888], González-Murcia et al. 2019:289 [ref. 36544], Love et al. 2021:43 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:16 [ref. 41326], Angulo et al. 2023:19 [ref. 40676], Barrientos et al. 2023:271 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40981], Fricke et al. 2024:150 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Harengula thrissina (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central California (U.S.A.) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: brackish, marine.

toli, Alausa Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:435 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Puducherry, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3939 (dry). Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-3940 (1, dry), 0000-3684 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:9 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:93 [ref. 6464]. •Valid as Macrura toli (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:26 [ref. 19756]). •Valid as Hilsa toli (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:251 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:101 [ref. 20764], Khan 2003:7 [ref. 27710]). •Valid as Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:226 [ref. 5141], Kottelat et al. 1993:17 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:61 [ref. 22772], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:116 [ref. 27969], Fricke 1999:77 [ref. 24106], Munroe et al. 1999:1821 [ref. 24728], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Ataur Rahman 2003:274 [ref. 31338], Parenti & Lim 2005:179 [ref. 28285], Kottelat 2013:63 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:39 [ref. 34464], Psomadakis et al. 2015:156 [ref. 34104], Jawad et al. 2018:100 [ref. 36262], Suresh et al. 2018:76 [ref. 36495], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:294 [ref. 37272], Anderson 2022:141 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes 1847). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Mascarenes (Mauritius) and Persian Gulf east to central Indonesia, north to South China Sea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

torresiensis, Clupea De Vis [C. W.] in Saville-Kent 1889:11 [Preliminary Report of the Food-Fish of Queensland; ref. 18384] Not available, name only; from Queensland, Australia. •In the synonymy of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:154 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:328 [ref. 28995], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae.

triza, Clupea Linnaeus [C.] 1759:251 [Amoenitates Academicae, Stockholm v. 4 (no. 61); ref. 24770] China Sea. No types known. Syntypes: ZMUU Linn. Coll. 107 (1). Also appeared in Richardson 1846:307 [ref. 3742]; see Whitehead 1985:239 [ref. 5141]. Objective junior synonym of Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758). •Synonym of Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Whitehead 1985:239 [ref. 5725], Munroe et al. 1999:1791 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:58 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:36 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus 1758). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

valenciennesi, Harengula (Paralosa) Bleeker [P.] 1868:300 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 2; ref. 423] Waigeo, Indonesia. Available as "Harengula (Paralosa) valenciennesi Blkr = Har. melanurus Blkr." Essentially a replacement name for Harengula melanurus Bleeker 1853, preoccupied by Clupea melanura Cuvier 1829 when both are in Clupea. •Synonym of Sardinella atricauda (Günther 1868) -- (Whitehead 1985:92 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella atricauda (Günther 1868). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

vanhyningi, Signalosa atchafalayae Weed [A. C.] 1925:145 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 12 (no. 11); ref. 30342] Prairie Creek, 6 miles southeast of Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype: FMNH 11395. Paratypes: FMNH 11396-98 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:79 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867) -- (Lee et al. 1980:70 [ref. 22416], Whitehead 1985:236 [ref. 5141], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

vanicoris, Harengula Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:187 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Based on Alausa melanura of Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:441, not Clupea Melanura Cuvier. •Synonym of Sardinella melanura (Cuvier 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:108 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella melanura (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

variegata, Clupea Day [F.] 1870:623 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3) (art. 3) (for 9 Dec. 1869); ref. 14093] Irrawaddy River and its branches, Myanmar. Lectotype: ZSI 2245. Paralectotypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7676 (1, paralectotype) Bassein; BMNH 1870.6.14.38 (1); NMW 76614 (1); RMNH 2586 (1); ZSI B43 (1), B168 (1), ?A1020 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:154 [ref. 23762]. Lectotype selected by Talwar & Whitehead 1971:70. •Valid as Gudusia variegata (Day 1870) -- (Whitehead 1985:229 [ref. 5141], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:97 [ref. 20764], Shrestha 2008:48[ref. 29923], Kottelat 2013:60 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Gudusia variegata (Day 1870). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Asia: India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

venenosa, Meletta Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:377 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Seychelles. Non-types: MNHN 1892-0149 and 0150 (1, 1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:44 [not p. 19] [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Dor 1984:41 [ref. 29757], Whitehead 1985:81 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:61 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:30 [ref. 36273], Anderson 2022:145 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Synonym of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell 1837). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: marine.

ventura, Sardinella Hata [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2021:390, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 4975 (no. 2); ref. 38334] Appoximately 2.4 km north of Flic-en-Flac, Black River district, west coast of Mauritius, Indian Ocean. Holotype: BMNH 1982.8.18.1. Paratypes: (9) BMNH, KAUM-I, NSMT. •Valid as Sardinella ventura Hata & Motomura 2021. Current status: Valid as Sardinella ventura Hata & Motomura 2021. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Mauritius. Habitat: marine.

venulosa, Clupea Steinitz [W.] 1927:91 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 74 (nos 1/4) (art. 11); ref. 15823] Bay at Haifa, Israel, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): Zool. Mus. der Univ. Breslau [now UWZM]. Also appeared in Steinitz 1927:323, Figs. 1-3 [ref. 16060]. •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Svetovidov 1973:103 [ref. 7169], Whitehead 1985:93 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:218 [ref. 14039], Golani 2005:19 [ref. 37112], Golani 2021:19 [ref. 38303], Çiçek et al. 2024:43 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

vittata, Clupeonia Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:352 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Neotype: MNHN 0000-3233. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:13 [ref. 9739]. "Lectotype" designated by Whitehead 1967:66 [ref. 6464], but recognized as a neotype by Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:13 [ref. 9739]. •Objective synonym of Sardinella melanura (Cuvier 1829) -- (Dor 1984:42 [ref. 29757], Whitehead 1985:108 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1815 [ref. 24728], Fricke et al. 2018:56 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Synonym of Sardinella melanura (Cuvier 1829). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

vittata, Odaxothrissa Regan [C. T.] 1917:205 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 110); ref. 3668] Unganda River at Banzyville = Yasanyama, Oubangui River. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1901.12.26.12. •Synonym of Odaxothrissa losera Boulenger 1899 -- (authors). •Valid as Odaxothrissa vittata Regan 1917 -- (Poll et al. 1984:48 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:140 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Odaxothrissa vittata Regan 1917. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

vlaminghi, Fluvialosa Munro [I. S. R.] 1956:15, Fig. 177 [Fisheries Newsletter (Australia) v. 15 (no. 12); ref. 19263] Collie River, Western Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.1835. Paratypes: AMS IB.1833-34 (1, 1), IB.1836-37 (1, 1). •Valid as Nematalosa vlaminghi (Munro 1965) -- (Whitehead 1985:251 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:156 [ref. 12442], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:331 [ref. 28995], Hoschke et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa vlaminghi (Munro 1956). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

vorax, Pellonula Günther [A.] 1868:452 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] West Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1847.4.4.27 (1) Niger R., 1853.10.28.1 (1) Fraser Coll., 1847.4.4.27 (1) Niger R., 1864.10.12.1 (1). •Valid as Pellonula vorax Günther 1868 -- (Poll et al. 1984:49 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:144 [ref. 5141], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:336 [ref. 26477], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:105 [ref. 21589], Gourène & Teugels 1991:218 [ref. 20013], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781], Teugels 2007:195 [ref. 30016], Munroe 2016:1733 [ref. 34560], Skelton 2019:226, 230 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:128 [ref. 39448], Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Pellonula vorax Günther 1868. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: West Africa: Sierra Leone south to Angola. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

whiteheadi, Gonialosa Wongratana [T.] 1983:394, Fig. 10 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8265] Kokariet, Tenasserim, Myanmar. Holotype: BMNH 1893.2.16.75. •Valid as Gonialosa whiteheadi Wongratana 1983 -- (Whitehead 1985:258 [ref. 5141], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:109 [ref. 20764], Kottelat 2013:60 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Gonialosa whiteheadi Wongratana 1983. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

whiteheadi, Microthrissa Gourène [G.] & Teugels [G. G.] 1988:358, Fig. 2 [Cybium v. 12 (no. 4); ref. 16242] Nyonga, Democratic Republic of Congo, 8°39'S, 26°18'E. Holotype: MRAC 23240. Paratypes: MRAC 23241-243 (3), 27821 (1), 29282-85 (4), 29319-20 (2), 29344-47 (4), 29348-49 (2), 29356-62 (7), 29373-75 (3), 29424-31 (7, 2c&s), 102387 (1), 120319-21 (3), 79-1-P-28-29 (2). Additional material: MRAC 1233. •Valid as Microthrissa whiteheadi Gourène & Teugels 1988 -- (Gourène & Teugels 1990:138 [ref. 16771], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Microthrissa whiteheadi Gourène & Teugels 1988. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

whiteheadi, Potamothrissa Poll [M.] 1974:156, Fig. 3 [Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences, Académie Royale de Belgique (Ser. 5) v. 60 (no. 2); ref. 7530] Lwiro, Hombo River, tributary of Luhoho River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 188672. Paratypes: MRAC 164699-700 (2), 188673-82 (10). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:63 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Potamothrissa whiteheadi Poll 1974 -- (Poll et al. 1984:51 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:157 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[7] 706 [ref. 38315]). Current status: Valid as Potamothrissa whiteheadi Poll 1974. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River Basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

zunasi, Harengula Bleeker [P.] 1854:417 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 13964] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (?): BMNH 1867.11.28.182. •Valid as Harengula zunasi Bleeker 1854 -- (Cheng & Zhou 1997:68 [ref. 26385], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:7 [ref. 24670], Wang et al. 2001:50 [ref. 26566]). •Valid as Sardinella zunasi (Bleeker 1854) -- (Uyeno & Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:19 [ref. 6441], Whitehead 1985:113 [ref. 5141], Kim 1997:152 [ref. 24032], Sato et al. 1998:30 [ref. 24972], Youn & Kim 1998:53 [ref. 25737], Kim et al. 2001:190 [ref. 25730], Nakabo 2000:245 [ref. 25086], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:97 [ref. 26368], Shimizu 2001:20 [ref. 25799], Zhang 2001:78 [ref. 26586], Kim & Park 2002:49 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:245 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:151, 499 [ref. 26218], Parin et al. 2014:60 [ref. 33547], Stern et al. 2016:18 [ref. 34733], Hata & Motomura 2019:19 [ref. 37147], Kim et al. 2020:59 [ref. 39118], Dyldin et al. 2022:[18] [ref. 39193]). Current status: Valid as Sardinella zunasi (Bleeker 1854). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.