peninsulae, Chirostoma Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1879:148 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 74); ref. 18134] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 21481. Paralectotypes: ?USNM 21870 (many), 218730 [ex 21481] (1). Lectotype selected by Chernoff et al. 1981:333 [ref. 5466]. •Valid as Menidia peninsulae (Goode & Bean 1879) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:112 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:90 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:889 [ref. 23897], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:197 [ref. 24550], Chernoff 2003:1103 [ref. 27017], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:200 [ref. 28615], Page et al. 2013:101 [ref. 32708], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Bagley et al. 2023:319 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:140 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Menidia peninsulae (Goode & Bean 1879). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) and Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: brackish, marine.