pectinata, Alosa Jenyns [L.] 1842:135, Pl. 25 [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Bahia Blanca, northern Patagonia. Syntypes: BMNH 1843.2.8.47 (1, dry), BMNH 1917.7.25.1 (1, dry). •Synonym of Brevoortia aurea (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Cousseau & Perrotta 2000:58 [ref. 25942], Mirande & Koerber 2015:9 [ref. 35117], Carvalho-Filho 2023:61 [ref. 40480]). •Valid as Brevoortia pectinata (Jenyns 1842) -- (Whitehead 1985:213 [ref. 5141], Inada in Nakamura et al. 1986:72 [ref. 14235], Gómez & Chebez 1996:46 [ref. 23791], López et al. 2003:8 [ref. 27366], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27192], Petry et al. 2016:300 [ref. 34966], Nión et al. 2016:26 [ref. 35565], Ribeiro et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36717], Pozzobon et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38249]). Current status: Valid as Brevoortia pectinata (Jenyns 1842). Alosidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) south to Rio de La Plata (Uruguay; Argentina). Habitat: marine.