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Species in the genus Coilia: [ 33 ] records

aequidentata, Coilia macrognathus Chabanaud [P.] 1924:59 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 30 (no. 1); ref. 15440] Mouth of Saigon River, southern Vietnam. Syntypes: (6) MNHN 1923-0202 (1), 1923-0202 to 0205 (1, 1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:295 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:30 [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Coilia lindmani Bleeker 1857 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:467 [ref. 5725], Wongratana et al. 1999:1710 [ref. 24719], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia lindmani Bleeker 1857. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

borneensis, Coilia Bleeker [P.] 1852:45 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (8); ref. 16826] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 1867.11.28.78 (1); RMNH 7075 (1 or more of 7), 8040 (1). Bleeker specimens: AMS B.7475-79 (6), NMV 46047-48 (2). Original as Coïlia borneënsis. Appeared first as name only in list in Bleeker 1851:58, 60 [ref. 327], Bleeker 1851:197 [ref. 329], and Bleeker 1851:421 [ref. 16897]. Also in Bleeker 1852:437 [ref. 16827] with citation to 1852:45. •Valid as Coilia borneensis Bleeker 1852 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:462 [ref. 5725], Kottelat et al. 1993:21 [ref. 23448], Wongratana et al. 1999:1707 [ref. 24719], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Parenti & Lim 2005:179 [ref. 28285], Kottelat 2013:52 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Coilia borneensis Bleeker 1852. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

brachygnathus, Coilia Kreyenberg [M.] & Pappenheim [P.] 1908:96 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1908 (no. 4) (for 14 Apr. 1908); ref. 14326] Tungting Lake, Hankau, east central China. Syntypes: NMW 4443 (5), 4601 (1). As Coilia brachygnathos in Kreyenberg 1910:10 [ref. 14792]. •Synonym of Coilia ectenes Jordan & Seale 1905 -- (Zhang 2001:154 [ref. 26586]). •Valid as Coilia brachygnathus Kreyenberg & Pappenheim 1908 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:463 [ref. 5725], Zhu 1995:7 [ref. 25213], Xuan et al. 2021:1413 [ref. 38687]). Current status: Valid as Coilia brachygnathus Kreyenberg & Pappenheim 1908. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: East Asia: Yangtze River system (China). Habitat: freshwater.

cantoris, Coilia Bleeker [P.] 1853:148, Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 8); ref. 341] Hooghly River, Calcutta, India. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.266. •Synonym of Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:473 [ref. 5725], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:130 [ref. 20764], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

chrysostigma, Leptonurus Bleeker [P.] 1849:14 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [8]; ref. 320] Madura Straits near Kammal and Surabaya, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 7033 (1), 24970 [ex 7073] (1 or more of 8). •Synonym of Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes 1848 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:465 [ref. 5725], Kottelat 2013:52 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes 1848. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

clupeoides, Mystus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:466, 467 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Indian Ocean. No types known. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:49 [ref. 9739]. Unnecessary replacement for Mystus mystus Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Okada 1961:292 [ref. 6363], Whitehead et al. 1988:469 [ref. 5725], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:37 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

coomansi, Coilia Hardenberg [J. D. F.] 1934:294 [Treubia, Buitenzorg v. 14 (no. 3) (for 1932); ref. 16425] Lower course of Kapuas River, Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: (13). •Valid as Coilia coomansi Hardenberg 1934 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:464 [ref. 5725], Kottelat et al. 1993:21 [ref. 23448], Wongratana et al. 1999:1708 [ref. 24719], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Parenti & Lim 2005:179 [ref. 28285], Kottelat 2013:52 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Coilia coomansi Hardenberg 1934. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dussumieri, Coilia Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1848:81, Pl. 610 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 21; ref. 1013] Mumbai, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3749. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3099 [ex MNHN 0000-3749] (3), ?0000-3718 (3). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:295 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:30 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:154 [ref. 6464]. •Valid as Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes 1848 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:465 [ref. 5725], Ataur Rahman 1989:241 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:128 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:21 [ref. 23448], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:125 [ref. 27969], Wongratana et al. 1999:1709 [ref. 24719], Mishra et al. 1999:83 [ref. 25315], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Zhang 2001:149 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Khan 2003:7 [ref. 27710], Ataur Rahman 2003:265 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:52 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:157 [ref. 34104], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 6 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:295 [ref. 37272], Taki et al. 2021:61 [ref. 39830], Anderson 2022:166 [ref. 39690], Das & Sivaperuman 2023:445 [ref. 41162], Hata et al. 2024:2 [ref. 41795]). Current status: Valid as Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes 1848. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: east coast of India and Andaman Islands east to Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Mekong basin, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ectenes, Coilia Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:517, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 29 (no. 1433); ref. 10646] Shanghai, China. Holotype: USNM 52077. Paratypes: CAS-SU 9795 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:12 [ref. 12291]. •Possibly a synonym of Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846 -- (Yuan & Qin 1985:325 [ref. 26325]). •Valid as Coilia ectenes Jordan & Seale 1905 -- (Okada 1961:298 [ref. 6363], Zhu 1995:7 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:82 [ref. 26385], Wang et al. 2001:61 [ref. 26566], Zhang 2001:154 [ref. 26586], Zhang et al. 2016:47 [ref. 34477]). •Synonym of Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:470 [ref. 5725], Youn & Kim 1996:35 [ref. 25727], Kim 1997:504 [ref. 24032] as ectens, Choi et al. 2003:495 [ref. 26218]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

grayii, Coilia Richardson [J.] 1845:no p., Pl. 54 (figs. 1-2) [Ichthyology.--Part 2. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur; ref. 20574] China Seas. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1855.9.19.1157 or 1581. Type information: Whitehead 1970:209 [ref. 11606]. Available from plate; text in Richardson 1845:99 [ref. 20275]. •Valid as Coilia grayii Richardson 1845 -- (Kuang & Liang in Kuang et al. 1986:25 [ref. 26639] as grayi dated 1844, Whitehead et al. 1988:466 [ref. 5725], Zheng et al. 1989:25 [ref. 21202], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:43 [ref. 23876] as grayi, Chen et al. 1997:15 [ref. 26476] dated 1844, Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:14 [ref. 25482], Zhang 2001:150 [ref. 26586] dated 1844, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Anderson 2022:166 [ref. 39690], Chan et al. 2023:133 [ref. 40365]). Current status: Valid as Coilia grayii Richardson 1845. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southwest coast of India east to Taiwan, north to East China Sea. Introduced in Hong Kong (China). Habitat: brackish, marine.

hamiltoni, Coilia Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1848:79 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 21; ref. 1013] Rivers of Bengal. Based on Gray 1830: Pl. 85 (fig. 3) [ref. 1878]; listed as new but perhaps not independent of Gray 1830. Current status: Uncertain. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

hamiltonii, Chaetomus McClelland [J.] 1843:406 [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 4 (no. 4) (for 1844); ref. 2927] Unneeded replacement name for Mystus ramcarati Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ataur Rahman 2003:264 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

hamiltonii, Engraulis (Coilia) Gray [J. E.] 1830:no page number, Pl. 85 (fig. 3) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] Rivers of Bengal, India. No types known. Published about 6 Jan. 1830; also in Gray 1831:9 [ref. 1879] as Coilia hamiltonii. Based on Hardwicke drawing. •Synonym of Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:473 [ref. 5725], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

jiulongjiangensis, Coilia mystus Liu [W.-B.] 1995:562 [English p. 565] [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 22581] Jiulongjiang, China. No types known. •Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:37 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

korua, Coilia Dutt [S.] & Seshagiri-Rao [B. V.] 1972:136 [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 69 (pt 1); ref. 7610] Gollapalem, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Holotype: ?BNHM [ex. MDZAU]. Paratypes: (5) ?BMNH 1974.9.29.1-5 (5). Plus non-type material. •Synonym of Coilia reynaldi Valenciennes 1848 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:474 [ref. 5725], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:131 [ref. 20764], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia reynaldi Valenciennes 1848. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

lindmani, Coilia Bleeker [P.] 1857:48 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 3 (art. 9); ref. 359] Mussi River, Palembang, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.76. Original as Coïlia Lindmani. •Valid as Coilia lindmani Bleeker 1857 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:466 [ref. 5725], Kottelat et al. 1993:21 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:63 [ref. 22772], Wongratana et al. 1999:1710 [ref. 24719], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Tan & Kottelat 2009:25 [ref. 30261], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:30 [ref. 34464], Taki et al. 2021:60 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Coilia lindmani Bleeker 1857. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

macrognathos, Coilia Bleeker [P.] 1852:436 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 16827] Pamangkat, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 7074. Paralectotypes and/or Bleeker specimens (2) BMNH 1867.11.28.73 (1); NMV 46046 (1); RMNH 5564 (1), 24968 [ex 7074] (2). Original genus as Coïlia. Also appeared in Bleeker 1852:50 [ref. 16826]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead et al. 1966:141. •Valid as Coilia macrognathos Bleeker 1852 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:468 [ref. 5725], Kottelat et al. 1993:21 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:228 [ref. 23210], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:126 [ref. 27969], Rainboth 1996:64 [ref. 22772], Wongratana et al. 1999:1711 [ref. 24719], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Parenti & Lim 2005:179 [ref. 28285], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 6 [ref. 38321]). Current status: Valid as Coilia macrognathos Bleeker 1852. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.

margaritifera, Demicoilia Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1926:363 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 67 (no. 11); ref. 2500] Colombo, Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): MCZ 31533 [ex MCZ 17975]. •Synonym of Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes 1848 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:465 [ref. 5725], Kottelat 2013:52 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes 1848. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

mystus, Clupea Linnaeus [C.] 1758:319 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Indian Ocean (erroneous, should be China). Syntypes: NRM 74 (1), ZMUU Linn. coll. 108 (1). Type catalog: Lönnberg 1896:32 [ref. 23530], Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:210 [ref. 20707], Wheeler 1991:159, Fig. 4 [ref. 20102]. Sometimes spelled mistus. Also appeared in Linnaeus 1759:252 [ref. 24770]. •Valid as Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Okada 1961:292 [ref. 6363], Whitehead et al. 1988:469 [ref. 5725], Zheng et al. 1989:26 [ref. 21202], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:44 [ref. 23876], Youn & Kim 1996:36 [ref. 25727], Chen et al. 1997:15 [ref. 26476], Cheng & Zhou 1997:83 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:150 [ref. 24032], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:14 [ref. 25482], Wang et al. 2001:60 [ref. 26566], Zhang 2001:151 [ref. 26586], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Hata in Kimura et al. 2018:39 [ref. 36460], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 6 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:57 [ref. 39118], Endruweit 2024:37 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Vietnam and China to Korea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

nasus, Coilia Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:243, Pl. 109 (fig. 4) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 3367 (1 of 2). Paralectotypes: RMNH 3367 (1 of 2). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:178 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Okada 1961:292 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846, subspecies nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846 -- (Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:44 [ref. 25598]). •Synonym of Collia ectenes Jorday & Seale 1905 -- (Zhang et al. 2016:47 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Colia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846 -- (Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:20 [ref. 6441], Whitehead et al. 1988:470 [ref. 5725], Youn & Kim 1996:34 [ref. 25727], Kim 1997:148 [ref. 24032], Nakabo 2000:248 [ref. 25086], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Kim & Park 2002:47 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:248 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:149, 495 [ref. 26218], Kim et al. 2020:59 [ref. 39118], Xuan et al. 2021:1413 [ref. 38687]). Current status: Valid as Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: China, Korea, Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

neglecta, Coilia Whitehead [P. J. P.] 1968:33, Fig. 4 [Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India v. 9 (no. 1) [1967]; ref. 7931] Arabian Sea, 21°23'N, 69°46'E, Anton Bruun cruise 4B, station 211A, depth 10 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 213489. Paratypes: BMNH 1967.11.20.560-569 (10). Additional material: BMNH 1967.11.20.407-424 (18), 1967.11.20.425-428 (4), 1967.11.20.429-436 (8), 1967.11.20.437-461 (25), 1967.11.20.462-559 (97). •Valid as Coilia neglecta Whitehead 1968 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:472 [ref. 5725], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:129 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:22 [ref. 23448], Wongratana et al. 1999:1712 [ref. 24719], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Parenti & Lim 2005:179 [ref. 28285], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:157 [ref. 34104], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 6 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:295 [ref. 37272], Anderson 2022:167 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Coilia neglecta Whitehead 1968. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan east to Kalimantan (Indonesia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

playfairii, Choetomus McClelland [J.] 1843:405, Pl. 24 (fig. 3) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 4 (no. 4) (for 1844); ref. 2927] China. No types known. Original genus should have been Chaetomus. •Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:469 [ref. 5725], Zhang 2001:152 [ref. 26586] as Chaetomus, Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:37 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

polyfilis, Coilia Volz [W.] 1903:559 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 26 (no. 703); ref. 4531] Banju asin, Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): NMBE 1020304. Species is described in more detail in Volz 1903:408 [ref. 21451]. •Questionably a synonym of Coilia borneensis Bleeker 1852 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:462 [ref. 5725], Kottelat 2013:52 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Coilia borneensis Bleeker 1852 -- (Wongratana et al. 1999:1707 [ref. 24719]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia borneensis Bleeker 1852. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

prionostoma, Osteoglossum Basilewsky [S.] 1855:244 [Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 10; ref. 200] Gulf of Tschiliensis, China. No types at ZIN. •Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:469 [ref. 5725], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:37 [ref. 41040]), Current status: Synonym of Coilia mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

quadragesimalis, Coilia Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1848:83 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 21; ref. 1013] Ganges River Delta, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3734. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:295 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:31 [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:473 [ref. 5725], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:130 [ref. 20764], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

quadrifilis, Coilia Günther [A.] 1868:403 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Not stated [Malaysia and Singapore]. Syntypes: BMNH 1979.7.5.30.31 (2 skins in alcohol). •Synonym of Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes 1848 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:465 [ref. 5725], Kottelat 2013:52 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes 1848. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ramcarati, Mystus Hamilton [F.] 1822:233, 382 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Botanical Garden of Calcutta, Ganges River estuary, India. Possible holotype: BMNH 1858.8.15.104 (1). Spelled ramacarate on p. 382; spelled ramarata by Gray 1831:9 [ref. 1879]; also as Ramarata coilia in Gray 1831:9 [ref. 1879]. Renamed Engraulis (Coilia) hamiltonii in Gray 1830:Pl. 85 (fig. 3) [ref. 1878]. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:42 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 132 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:473 [ref. 5725], Ataur Rahman 1989:241 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:130 [ref. 20764], Khan 2003:7 [ref. 27710], Ataur Rahman 2003:264 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 6 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:295 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton 1822). Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal (India) and Bangladesh to Myanmar. Habitat: brackish, marine.

rebentischii, Coilia Bleeker [P.] 1858:5 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 5 (art. 7); ref. 364] Singkawang, Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.74. •Valid as Coilia rebentischii Bleeker 1858 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:474 [ref. 5725], Kottelat et al. 1993:22 [ref. 23448], Wongratana et al. 1999:1713 [ref. 24719], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:588 [ref. 25122], Parenti & Lim 2005:179 [ref. 28285], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Taki et al. 2021:61 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Coilia rebentischii Bleeker 1858. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.

rendahli, Coilia Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1926:362 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 67 (no. 11); ref. 2500] Shanghai, China. Holotype: MCZ 18052. Paratypes: MCZ 31530 [ex MCZ 18052] (5). •Synonym of Coilia ectenes Jordan & Seale 1905 -- (Zhang 2001:154 [ref. 26586]). •Synonym of Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846 -- (authors). Current status: Synonym of Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

reynaldi, Coilia Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1848:81 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 21; ref. 1013] Irrawaddy River at Rangoon, Myanmar. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3733. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3100 [ex MNHN 0000-3733] (2 or 3). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:295 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:31 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:150 [ref. 6464]. •Valid as Coilia reynaldi Valenciennes 1848 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:474 [ref. 5725], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:131 [ref. 20764], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:213 [ref. 24016], Khan 2003:7 [ref. 27710], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 6 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:295 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Coilia reynaldi Valenciennes 1848. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: India and Bangladesh to Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

rutherfurdi, Coilia Fowler [H. W.] 1939:1, Fig. 1 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 8; ref. 17190] Saigon, southern Vietnam. Holotype: ANSP 68460. Paratypes: ANSP 68461 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:101 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Coilia rebentischii Bleeker 1858 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:474 [ref. 5725], Wongratana et al. 1999:1713 [ref. 24719], Kottelat 2013:53 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia rebentischii Bleeker 1858. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

taihuensis, Coilia ectenes Yuan [C.-M.], Lin [J.-B.], Liu [J.-H.] & Qin [A.-L.] 1977:135 [On a new subspecies of Coilia from China -- Coilia ectenes taihuensis ssp. nov. Pp. 133-136 in: Yangtse River region Coilia resources investigational report.; ref. 21779] Taihu, Kiangsu Province, China. Original not seen. •Synonym of Coilia ectenes Jordan & Seale 1905 -- (Zhang et al. 2016:47 [ref. 34477]). •Synonym of Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:470 [ref. 5725]). Current status: Synonym of Coilia nasus Temminck & Schlegel 1846. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

whiteheadi, Coilia Babu Rao [M.] & Jayaswal [K. S.] Listed as in press in the synonymy of Coilia reynaldi by Talwar & Kacker 1984: 179 (Commercial Sea Fishes of India) and by Talwar & Jhingran 1991:131 [ref. 20764]; apparently not published. Nomen Nudum. Engraulidae: Coiliinae.