boekei, Melanorhinus Metzelaar [J.] 1919:38, Fig. 14 [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] Oyster pond on St. Martin Island, West Indies. Syntypes: (12) CAS-SU 23304 (1), ZMA 100179 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:67 [ref. 12291], Nijssen et al. 1982:73 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar 1919 -- (Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:520 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar 1919. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Panama and West Indies. Habitat: marine.