vaillanti, Engraulis Steindachner [F.] 1908:193 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 45 (no. 13) (for 14 May 1908); ref. 18807] Rio São Francisco at Joazeiro and Ciudade da Barra; Rio Preto and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 1931 (1 of 22, 62.4 mm SL). Paralectotypes: NMW 1928-30 (16, 6, 3), 1931 (21 of 22), 1932 (4), 1936 (4), 1938 (2). Type information and lectotype designation: Whitehead 1970:30 [ref. 11605]. Type catalog: Loeb 2015:122 [ref. 36196]. •Valid as Anchoviella vaillanti (Steindachner 1908) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:338 [ref. 5725], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:40 [ref. 27061], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:39 [ref. 27192], Loeb & Figueiredo 2014:36 [ref. 35456], Loeb 2015:122 [ref. 36196], Loeb et al. 2018:[2] [ref. 35873], Silva et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37809], Carvalho-Filho 2023:68 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Anchoviella vaillanti (Steindachner 1908). Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Distribution: South America: Middle São Francisco River (northeastern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.