pectoralis, Anchoa Hildebrand [S. F.] 1943:52, Fig. 18 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 8 (art. 2); ref. 13209] Vigia, Pará State, Brazil. Holotype: MCZ 35276. Paratypes: MCZ 18004 (orig. 64 or 63), USNM 119009 [ex MCZ 18004] (5). •Valid as Anchoa pectoralis Hildebrand 1943 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:369 [ref. 5725], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:39 [ref. 27192], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:139 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:67 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Anchoa pectoralis Hildebrand 1943. Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Pará south to São Paulo (Brazil). Habitat: brackish, marine.