maculata, Alausa Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:430 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Valparaíso, Chile. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1890. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:280 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:8 [ref. 9739]. •Valid as Brevoortia maculata (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Pequeño 1989:27 [ref. 14125]). •Valid as Ethmidium maculatum (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Whitehead 1985:217 [ref. 5141], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:188 [ref. 24555]). Current status: Valid as Ethmidium maculatum (Valenciennes 1847). Clupeidae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Peru and Chile. Habitat: marine.