Anchoa (subgenus of Anchoviella) Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1927:501 Fem. Engraulis compressus Girard 1858. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Anchoa Jordan & Evermann 1927 -- (Grande 1985:245 [ref. 6466], Nelson 1986 [ref. 5735], Whitehead et al. 1988:339 [ref. 5725], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:126 [ref. 24550], Nizinski & Munroe 2003:766 [ref. 26995], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:39 [ref. 27061], Angulo et al. 2013:990 [ref. 33194]). Current status: Valid as Anchoa Jordan & Evermann 1927. Engraulidae: Engraulinae.