mattowaca, Clupea Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:451, Pl. 5 (fig. 8) [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] Long Island, New York, U.S.A. No types known. Species epithet misspelled matowaka by Cuvier 1831:236 [ref. 30376]. •Synonym of Alosa mediocris (Mitchill 1814) -- (Smith 1986:67 [ref. 22186] as mattowacca, Whitehead 1985:203 [ref. 5141]). Current status: Synonym of Alosa mediocris (Mitchill 1814). Alosidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.