dentex, Clupea Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:428 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea; Al-Mukhā, Yemen, Red Sea. No types known. An unneeded substitute name for Clupea dorab Forsskål 1775. •Objective synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål 1775) -- (Dor 1984:44 [ref. 29757], Whitehead 1985:23 [ref. 5141], Kottelat 2013:57 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:16 [ref. 30182]). Current status: Synonym of Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius 1775). Chirocentridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.