Hepsetia (subgenus of Atherina) Bonaparte [C. L.] 1836:puntata 91 Fem. Atherina boyeri Risso 1810. Type by monotypy. Apparently appeared first in puntata 91 under Atherina hepsetus. •Synonym of Atherina Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kiener & Spillmann 1973:576 [ref. 7217], Maugé 1986:277 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Atherina Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus as described -- (Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:1208 [ref. 13677], Miller 2003:45 [ref. 27342] in key). Current status: Synonym of Atherina Linnaeus 1758. Atherinidae: Atherininae.