aureus, Clupanodon Spix [J. B. von] & Agassiz [L.] 1829:52, Pl. 21 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Brazil. Syntypes: MHNN 1159 (1). Type catalog: Kottelat 1988:84 [ref. 13380]. •Valid as Brevoortia aurea (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Whitehead 1985:210 [ref. 5141], Cousseau & Perrotta 2000:58 [ref. 25942], López et al. 2002:63 [ref. 26808], López et al. 2003:8 [ref. 27366], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27192], Menni 2004:71 [ref. 28131], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Fabiano et al. 2014:7 [ref. 33530], Mirande & Koerber 2015:9 [ref. 35117], Petry et al. 2016:300 [ref. 34966], Nión et al. 2016:26 [ref. 35565], Pozzobon et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38249], Carvalho-Filho 2023:61 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Brevoortia aurea (Spix & Agassiz 1829). Alosidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Bahia (Brazil) south to Uruguay and northern Argentina. Habitat: marine.