antipodum, Clupea sprattus var. Hector [J.] 1872:133 [Notes on the edible fishes of New Zealand; ref. 18270] Foveaux Strait and Wellington, New Zealand. Syntypes: (2). Also spelled antipodarum in literature. •Valid as Sprattus antipodum (Hector 1872) -- (Whitehead 1985:45 [ref. 5141], Paulin et al. 1989:78 [ref. 24556], Gomon 2008:193 [ref. 30616], Stewart & Struthers 2015:303 [ref. 34231], Canales-Aguirre et al. 2021:3 [ref. 38579]). Current status: Valid as Sprattus antipodum (Hector 1872). Clupeidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Zealand endemic. Habitat: marine.