cubanus, Engraulis Poey [F.] 1868:420 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 17958 (4). Type catalog: Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35195]. •Valid as Anchoa cubana (Poey 1868) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:74 [ref. 23100], Whitehead et al. 1988:347 [ref. 5725], Cervigón 1991:105 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:43 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:310 [ref. 23827], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:350 [ref. 23897], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:133 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:144 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:150 [ref. 27754], Nizinski & Munroe 2003:772 [ref. 26995], Smith et al. 2003:9 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:65 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:66 [ref. 32708], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35195], Page et al. 2023:59 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Anchoa cubana (Poey 1868). Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.