holodon, Engraulis Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:12, Pl. 3 (fig. 3) [Marine Investigations in South Africa No. 8; ref. 14723] Zwartkops River, Algoa Bay, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.12.17.7-8 (2), SAM 12747 (1). •Valid as Stolephorus holodon (Boulenger 1900) -- (Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:205 [ref. 6284], Whitehead et al. 1988:411 [ref. 5725], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:111 [ref. 28072], Hata et al. 2020:10 [ref. 37925], Anderson 2022:170 [ref. 39690], Hata & Motomura 2022:9 [ref. 40036], Hata & Motomura 2024:6 [ref. 41173]). Current status: Valid as Stolephorus holodon (Boulenger 1900). Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to southern Mozambique. Habitat: brackish, marine.