meletta, Engraulis Cuvier [G.] 1829:323 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:49 [ref. 9739]. Based on brief description and citation to "Duham. sect. VI, pl. iii, f. 5" [Duhamel 1777:157-158, Pl. 3 (fig. 5)]. •Synonym of Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:316 [ref. 5725], Whitehead 1990:228 [ref. 14039]). Current status: Synonym of Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus 1758). Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.