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Species in the family or subfamily Dussumieriidae: [ 21 ] records


acuminatus, Etrumeus Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:56 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Gulf of California, Mexico, Albatross station 3012, depth 22 fathoms, and San Luis Gonzales Bay. Syntypes: (6) CAS-SU 217 (2), 2470 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:11 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Etrumeus teres (DeKay 1842) -- (Whitehead 1985:30 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Rodriguez-Sánchez in Fischer et al. 1995:1019 [ref. 22829], Youn & Kim 1998:51 [ref. 25737], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:106 [ref. 24550]). •Valid as Etrumeus acuminatus Gilbert 1890 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:73 [ref. 9277], Randall & DiBattista 2012:99 [ref. 31780], Palacios-Salgado et al. 2014:236 [ref. 36362], Fourriére et al. 2016:453 [ref. 34668], Kells et al. 2016:92 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:37 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:43 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:16 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:60 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:145 [ref. 41622], Victor et al. 2024:75 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Etrumeus acuminatus Gilbert 1890. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay (central California, U.S.A.) south to Chile, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

acuta, Dussumieria Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:467, Pl. 606 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Coromandel, southeastern India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3697. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3074 [ex MNHN 0000-3697] (1), 0000-3217 (9), 0000-3694 (4), 0000-3964 (3). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:299 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:13 [ref. 9739], Hata et al. 2020:[3] [ref. 37792]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:13 [ref. 6464]. On Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (Opinion 901). •Incorrectly as a synonym of Dussumieria elopsoides Bleeker 1849 -- (Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:36 [ref. 26753]). •Valid as Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead & Ben-Tuvia 1973:110 [ref. 7170], Dor 1984:39 [ref. 29757], Whitehead in Whitehead et al. 1984:275 [ref. 13675], Whitehead 1985:28 [ref. 5141], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:212 [ref. 24016], Goren & Dor 1994:9 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:67 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:101 [ref. 27969], Carpenter et al. 1997:114 [ref. 23922], Golani 1998:97 [ref. 27567], Munroe et al. 1999:1792 [ref. 24728], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:235 [ref. 24754], Mishra et al. 1999:82 [ref. 25315], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Zhang 2001:55 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:19 [ref. 27712], Kimura in Kimura & Yoshino 2009:29 [ref. 30440], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:60 [ref. 35264], Kottelat 2013:59 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:156 [ref. 34104], Motomura et al. 2017:40 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:308 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:54 [ref. 35805], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2018:34 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:25 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:56 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Hata et al. 2020:[3] [ref. 37792], Psomadakis et al. 2020:294 [ref. 37272], Hata et al. 2021:995 [ref. 38727], Singh et al. 2021:9 [ref. 38805], Anderson 2022:155 [ref. 39690], Jamandre 2023:164 [ref. 40455], Hata 2023:8 [ref. 40296], Hata et al. 2025:18 [ref. 41904]). Current status: Valid as Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes 1847. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Oman, Persian Gulf and Madagascar east to Vietnam, Philippines, north to Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

albulina, Etrumeus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:244, Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Iloilo, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 93136. Paratypes: USNM 120854 (6). Additional material: "large series". Type catalog: Hata et al. 2020:[9] [ref. 37792]. •Synonym of Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead 1985:28 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1792 [ref. 24728], Kottelat 2013:59 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Dussumieria albulina (Fowler 1934) -- (Hata et al. 2020:[9] [ref. 37792], Hata et al. 2021:995 [ref. 38727], Singh et al. 2021:9 [ref. 38805], Hata 2023:8 [ref. 40296], Hata et al. 2024:12 [ref. 41795], Hata et al. 2025:18 [ref. 41904]). Current status: Valid as Dussumieria albulina (Fowler 1934). Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern India, Malaya (Malaysia). Indonesia east to the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

apollo, Dussumieria Hata [H.], Lavoué [S.], Appleyard [S. A.] & Pogonoski [J. J.] 2025:11, Figs. 1-5 [Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 113 (no. 1); ref. 41904] Gulf of Carpentaria, south of Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia, 14°28'47.4"S, 136°38'14.4"E, depth 29 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 8762-34. Paratypes: (33) CSIRO, NTM, QM, USNM. •Valid as Dussumieria apollo Hata, Lavoué, Appleyard & Pogonoski 2025. Current status: Valid as Dussumieria apollo Hata, Lavoué, Appleyard & Pogonoski 2025. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern Papua New Guinea and northern Australia, from Western Australia to Queensland. Habitat: marine.

chimaera, Dussumieria Hata [H.] 2023:3, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Research v. 71 (no. 1); ref. 40296] Savusavu Passage, Savusavu, Vanua Levu, Fiji Islands, Fiji. Holotype: BMNH 1982.8.16.1. Paratypes: USNM 327726 (13), 466403 (1). •Valid as Dussumieria chimaera Hata 2023. Current status: Valid as Dussumieria chimaera Hata 2023. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Fiji Islands, Fiji. Habitat: marine.

elopsoides, Dussumieria Bleeker [P.] 1849:12 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [8]; ref. 320] Madura Straits near Kammal and Surabaya; Jakarta and Semarang, etc. Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: BMNH 1867.11.28.17. Paralectotypes: RMNH 7129 (16). Type catalog: Whitehead et al. 1966:30 [ref. 6860]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead et al. 1966:30 [ref. 6860]. •Synonym of Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead & Ben-Tuvia 1973:110 [ref. 7170]). •Valid as Dussumieria elopsoides Bleeker 1849 -- (Uyeno & Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:18 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:152 [ref. 12442], Whitehead 1985:29 [ref. 5141], Allen & Swainston 1988:30 [ref. 25477], Randall 1995:68 [ref. 22896], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:212 [ref. 24016], Goren & Dor 1994:9 [ref. 25356] as elopoides, Allen 1997:50 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:114 [ref. 23922], Randall et al. 1997:495 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:59 [ref. 23965], Munroe et al. 1999:1793 [ref. 24728], Nakabo 2000:243 [ref. 25086], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:97 [ref. 26368], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:133 [ref. 27511], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Zhang 2001:56 [ref. 26586], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:36 [ref. 26753], Nakabo 2002:243 [ref. 26001], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Randall et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27624], Golani 2005:18 [ref. 37112], Paxton et al. 2006:325 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2007:26 [ref. 29533], Kimura in Kimura & Yoshino 2009:30 [ref. 30440], Fricke et al. 2011:355 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:34 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:37 [ref. 34464], Bogorodsky et al. 2014:412 [ref. 33460], Psomadakis et al. 2015:156 [ref. 34104], Motomura et al. 2017:40 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:308 [ref. 36183], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[20] 258 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:31 [ref. 36273], Suresh et al. 2018:62 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:25 [ref. 37020], Bariche & Fricke 2020:119 [ref. 37515], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:294 [ref. 37272], Golani 2021:18 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39014], Singh et al. 2021:9 [ref. 38805], Hata et al. 2021:995 [ref. 38727], Anderson 2022:155 [ref. 39690], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:53 [ref. 41223], Hata et al. 2022:1134 [ref. 39631], Hata 2023:8 [ref. 40296], Hata et al. 2024:12 [ref. 41795]). Current status: Valid as Dussumieria elopsoides Bleeker 1849. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines. Habitat: marine.

flosmaris, 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. On Official Index for purpose of priority but not homonymy (Opinion 901). Based on a drawing. •Synonym of Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead 1985:28 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:59 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett 1832) -- (Zhang 2001:59 [ref. 26586] dated 1845). Current status: Synonym of Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes 1847. Dussumieriidae. Habitat: marine.

golanii, Etrumeus DiBattista [J. D.], Randall [J. E.] & Bowen [B. W.] 2012:451, Fig. 1 [Cybium v. 36 (no. 3); ref. 32223] Limassol, Republic of Cyprus, depth 50 meters. Holotype: HUJ 18422. Paratypes: AMS 33822-006 (2); BPBM 41058 (2); HUJ 5903 (4), 15812 (2), 17000 (1). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Etrumeus golanii DiBattista, Randall & Bowen 2012 -- (DiBattista et al. 2015:19 [ref. 35706], Boussellaa et al. 2016:390 [ref. 41479], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[4] 242 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:31 [ref. 36273], Tamsouri et al. 2019:44 [ref. 36589], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:92 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:120 [ref. 37515], Golani 2021:18 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39014], Anderson 2022:156 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Etrumeus golanii DiBattista, Randall & Bowen 2012. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Northern Red Sea endemic; Mediterranean Sea (west to Morocco) immigrant. Habitat: marine.

hasseltii, Dussumieria Bleeker [P.] 1851:422 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 16891] Jakarta, Java; Cheribon; Semarang; Surabaya, Java. Neotype: BMNH 1867.11.28.21. Syntypes and/or Bleeker specimens: (20) AMS B.7757 (1), BMNH 1867.11.28.21 (1), RMNH 7128 (2), 17775 (some of 18). Whitehead et al. 1966 suggest BMNH 1867.11.28.21 as putative neotype. Neotype selected by Hata et al. 2022:1149 [ref. 39631]. •Synonym of Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead & Ben-Tuvia 1973:110 [ref. 7170], Dor 1984:39 [ref. 29757], Munroe et al. 1999:1792 [ref. 24728]). •Synonym of Dussumieria elopsoides Bleeker 1849 -- (Whitehead 1985:29 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1793 [ref. 24728]). •Valid as Dussumieria hasseltii Bleeker 1851 -- (Hata et al. 2022:1145 [ref. 39631], Hata 2023:9 [ref. 40296], Hata et al. 2024:12 [ref. 41795], Hata et al. 2025:18 [ref. 41904]). Current status: Valid as Dussumieria hasseltii Bleeker 1851. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman, India, east to Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

jacksoniensis, Etrumeus Macleay [W.] 1878:36, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 2868] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16257-001 [ex MAMU F66] (2). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:205 [ref. 19518] as MAMU F66 (2) as cotypes. •Synonym of Etrumeus teres (DeKay 1842) -- (Whitehead 1985:30 [ref. 5141], Paxton et al. 1989:153 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:221 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:326 [ref. 28995]). •Valid as Etrumeus jacksoniensis Macleay 1878 -- (DiBattista et al. 2014:2465 [ref. 34662]). Current status: Valid as Etrumeus jacksoniensis Macleay 1878. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

javanicus, Elops Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:271 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1985:41 [ref. 9739]. Not available, name mentioned in synonymy; from Java. •In the synonymy of Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead 1985:28 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:59 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes 1847. Dussumieriidae.

makiawa, Etrumeus Randall [J. E.] & DiBattista [J. D.] 2012:100, Figs. 2-3 [Pacific Science v. 66 (no. 1); ref. 31780] Honolulu Fish market, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: BPBM 11486. Paratypes: many at BPBM, CAS, CAS-SU, FMNH, USNM. Plus additional non-type specimens. •Valid as Etrumeus makiawa Randall & DiBattista 2012. Current status: Valid as Etrumeus makiawa Randall & DiBattista 2012. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

micropus, Clupea Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:236, Pl. 107 (fig. 2) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Southeastern coast of Japan. No types known. Type catalog: Boeseman 1947:174 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Etrumeus teres (DeKay 1842) -- (Whitehead & Ben-Tuvia 1973:110 [ref. 7170], Dor 1984:39 [ref. 29757], Whitehead 1985:30 [ref. 5141], Youn & Kim 1998:51 [ref. 25737], Zhang 2001:57 [ref. 26586] with author as Schlegel). •Valid as Etrumeus micropus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Randall 2007:101 [ref. 30952], Parin et al. 2014:59 [ref. 33547], Kim et al. 2020:59 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37637], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:62 [ref. 38158]). Current status: Valid as Etrumeus micropus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia north to Korea, Japan and Sakhalin Island (Russia). Habitat: marine.

modakandai, Dussumieria Singh [M.], Teena Jayakumar [T. K.], Kumar [T. T. A.], Murali [S.], Mishra [A.], Singh [A.] & Lal [K. K.] 2021:6, Figs. 1a, 2a, 3 a-b [Journal of Fish Biology v. 100 (no. 1); ref. 38805] Pattinapakkam fish market, Chennai coast, Bay of Bengal, Tamil Nadu, India, 13.11°N, 80.301°E. Holotype: DUSDMOD/NBFGR uncat. (145 mm SL). Paratypes: DUSDMOD.1/NBFGR (1), DUSDMOD.2/NBFGR (1), DUSDMOD.3/NBFGR (1). •Valid as Dussumieria modakandai Singh, Teena Jayakumar, Kumar, Murali, Mishra, Singh & Lal 2021 -- (Hata et al. 2022:1150 [ref. 39631], Hata 2023:9 [ref. 40296], Hata et al. 2025:18 [ref. 41904]). Current status: Valid as Dussumieria modakandai Singh, Teena Jayakumar, Kumar, Murali, Mishra, Singh & Lal 2021. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: east coast of India and South China Sea east to Philippines, north to southern east China Sea, Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.

othonops, Perkinsia Eigenmann [R. S.] 1891:153 [American Naturalist v. 25 (no. 290); ref. 1268] Off Point Loma, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1891.5.19.210. •Synonym of Etrumeus teres (DeKay 1842) -- (Whitehead 1985:30 [ref. 5141], Youn & Kim 1998:51 [ref. 25737]). •Synonym of Etrumeus acuminatus Gilbert 1890. Current status: Synonym of Etrumeus acuminatus Gilbert 1890. Dussumieriidae. Habitat: marine.

productissima, Dussumieria Chabanaud [P.] 1933:4, Figs. 3-6 [Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco) No. 627; ref. 16475] Gulf of Suez, Egypt, Red Sea; Great Bitter Lake, Timsah Lake, Egypt, Suez Canal. Lectotype: MNHN 1966-0259. Paralectotypes: (16) MNHN 1966-0258, 0250 to 0264 (6, 1 ea lot) Red Sea, MNHN 0000-3997 (2) Gulf of Suez; MOM (not found in 1995). Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:14 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Hata et al. 2022:1156 [ref. 39631]. •Synonym of Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead & Ben-Tuvia 1973:110 [ref. 7170], Dor 1984:39 [ref. 29757], Whitehead in Whitehead et al. 1984:275 [ref. 13675]). •Synonym of Dussumeria elopsoides Bleeker 1849 -- (Whitehead & Bauchot 1985:14 [ref. 9739], Whitehead 1985:29 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1793 [ref. 24728], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:36 [ref. 26753], Golani & Fricke 2018:31 [ref. 36273]). •Valid as Dussumieria productissima Chabanaud 1933 -- (Hata et al. 2022:1153 [ref. 39631], Hata 2023:9 [ref. 40296], Hata et al. 2025:18 [ref. 41904]). Current status: Valid as Dussumieria productissima Chabanaud 1933. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Yemen, India; Lebanon, eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea migrant). Habitat: marine.

sadina, Clupea Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:21 [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] New York, U.S.A. No types known. Also in Mitchill 1815:457 [ref. 13292]. Mitchill's species sadina predates teres DeKay; see Randall & DiBattista 2012:99 [ref. 31780]. •Synonym of Etrumeus teres (DeKay 1842) -- (Munroe & Nizinski 2003:818 [ref. 26997] as sardina). •Valid as Etrumeus sadina (Mitchill 1814) -- (Randall & DiBattista 2012:99 [ref. 31780], Fricke et al. 2018:54 [ref. 35805], Eagderi et al. 2019:25 [ref. 37020], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:153 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:64 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:60 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:146 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Etrumeus sadina (Mitchill 1814). Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Canada) south to Florida (U.S.A.), including northern and western Gulf of Mexico; Colombia south to French Guiana, including southern Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

teres, Alosa DeKay [J. E.] 1842:262, Pl. 40 (fig. 128) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] Harbor of New York, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): New York State coll. (whereabouts unknown). •Valid as Etrumeus teres (DeKay 1842) -- (Whitehead & Ben-Tuvia 1973:110 [ref. 7170], Shimizu in Uyeno et al. 1983:91 [ref. 14275], Dor 1984:39 [ref. 29757], Uyeno & Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:18 [ref. 6441], Whitehead 1985:30 [ref. 5141], Smith 1986:396 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:72 [ref. 23100], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:200 [ref. 6284], Scott & Scott 1988:118 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:153 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:27 [ref. 14125], McAllister 1990:53 [ref. 14674], Cervigón 1991:76 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:41 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:298 [ref. 23827], Allen & Robertson 1994:60 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:46 [ref. 23101], Gomon et al. 1994:220 [ref. 22532], Goren & Dor 1994:10 [ref. 25356], Whitehead & Rodriguez-Sánchez in Fischer et al. 1995:1019 [ref. 22829], Randall 1995:68 [ref. 22896], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:108 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:184 [ref. 24023], Murdy et al. 1997:68 [ref. 23144], Carpenter et al. 1997:115 [ref. 23922], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:338 [ref. 23897], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:188 [ref. 24555], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:7 [ref. 24670], Youn & Kim 1998:51 [ref. 25737], Golani 1998:97 [ref. 27567], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:106 [ref. 24550], Nakabo 2000:243 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:18 [ref. 25847], Shimizu 2001:20 [ref. 25799], Zhang 2001:57 [ref. 26586], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:36 [ref. 26753], Munroe in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:157 [ref. 26158], Nakabo 2002:243 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:151, 497 [ref. 26218], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:818 [ref. 26997], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:108 [ref. 28072], Golani 2005:18 [ref. 37112], Love et al. 2005:26 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:148 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:326 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:188 [ref. 30616], Fricke et al. 2007:27 [ref. 29533], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Kovačić et al. 2021:86 [ref. 39014]). •Synonym of Etrumeus sadina (Mitchill 1814) -- (Randall & DiBattista 2012:99 [ref. 31780], Eagderi et al. 2019:25 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2024:146 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Synonym of Etrumeus sadina (Mitchill 1814). Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Previously regarded as circumglobal. Now (2012), acuminatus is treated as the valid eastern Pacific species, Red Sea populations are assigned to E. golanii DiBattista, Randall & Bowen 2012, and teres = sadina is restricted to the Atlantic [ref. 31780]. Habitat: marine.

torpedo, Dussumieria Hata [H.], Lavoué [S.] & Motomura [H.] 2021:991, Figs. 1-4 [Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 109 (no. 4); ref. 38727] Off Kama, Zanzibar Channel, Tanzania. Holotype: BMNH 1966.11.16.426. Paratypes: (17) BMNH, KAUM-I, MNHN, NSMT, SAIAB. •Valid as Dussumieria torpedo Hata, Lavoué & Motomura 2021 -- (Hata 2023:9 [ref. 40296], Hata et al. 2025:18 [ref. 41904]). Current status: Valid as Dussumieria torpedo Hata, Lavoué & Motomura 2021. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: coast of Tanzania to South Africa and Madagascar, probably also coast of Kenya, East Africa. Habitat: marine.

whiteheadi, Etrumeus Wongratana [T.] 1983:387, Fig. 1 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8265] Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: BMNH 1890.6.27.24. Paratypes: BMNH 1965.11.26.1-3 (3); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 3844 (8), 5706 (2). Other specimens: BMNH (71). •Valid as Etrumeus whiteheadi Wongratana 1983 -- (Whitehead 1985:32 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:201 [ref. 6284], Whitehead 1990:225 [ref. 14039], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:137 [ref. 25472], Randall 1995:68 [ref. 22896], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:106 [ref. 24550], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:107 [ref. 28072], Randall & DiBattista 2012:107 [ref. 31780], DiBattista et al. 2012:453 [ref. 32223], Anderson 2022:156 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Etrumeus whiteheadi Wongratana 1983. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Walvis Bay (Namibia) south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then north to KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) Habitat: marine.

wongratanai, Etrumeus DiBattista [J. D.], Randall [J. E.] & Bowen [B. W.] 2012:453, Fig. 3 [Cybium v. 36 (no. 3); ref. 32223] Durban, beachfront, South Africa, 29°48.555'S, 31°04.322E. Holotype: SAIAB 98808. Paratypes: BMNH 1093.2.6.3 (3), BPBM 41057 (1), Saiab 98809 (1), USNM 400909 (1). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Etrumeus wongratanai DiBattista, Randall & Bowen 2012 -- (Anderson 2022:157 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Etrumeus wongratanai DiBattista, Randall & Bowen 2012. Dussumieriidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to northeastern Somalia. Habitat: marine.


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