Engraulisoma Castro [R. M. C.] 1981:135 Neut. Engraulisoma taeniatum Castro 1981. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Engraulisoma Castro 1981 -- (Taphorn 1992:182 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:43 [ref. 24147], Lucena et al. in Reis et al. 2003:127 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Gasteropelecidae, Mirande 2009:11 [ref. 30267] as not a Characidae, Mirande 2010:466 [ref. 31006] in Gasteropelecidae, Oliveira et al. 2011:13 [ref. 31685], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Mariguela et al. 2016:130 [ref. 34141] in Triportheidae). Current status: Valid as Engraulisoma Castro 1981. Triportheidae: Clupeacharacinae.