Sardinops Hubbs [C. L.] 1929:264 Masc. Meletta caerulea Girard 1854. Type by original designation. •Valid as Sardinops Hubbs 1929 -- (Uyeno & Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:19 [ref. 6441], Grande 1985:251 [ref. 6466], Whitehead 1985:57 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:204 [ref. 6284], Paxton et al. 1989:157 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:222 [ref. 22532], Monroe et al. 1999:1778 [ref. 24728], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:133 [ref. 25968], Paxton et al. 2006:333 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:191 [ref. 30616], Parin et al. 2014:61 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Struthers 2015:302 [ref. 34231], Pietsch & Orr 2015:19 [ref. 34694], Fricke et al. 2018:56 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Sardinops Hubbs 1929. Alosidae.