dentex, Engraulis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1848:28 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 21; ref. 1013] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3720. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-1102 (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:297-298 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:32 [ref. 9739]. Lectotype selected by Whitehead 1967:134 [ref. 6464]. •Synonym of Lycengraulis grossidens (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:390 [ref. 5725], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:6 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:9 [ref. 35117], Vera-Alcaraz & Vuletich 2016:2 [ref. 35084], Koerber et al. 2017:11 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Lycengraulis grossidens (Spix & Agassiz 1829). Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.