audens, Menidia Hay [O. P.] 1882:64 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 2 (for 1882); ref. 2054] Memphis, Tennessee; Vicksburg, Edwards and Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 32206 (1), 32303 (1), 32304 (1, lost), 32307-08 (1, 19). •Synonym of Menidia beryllina (Cope 1867) -- (Lee et al. 1980:558 [ref. 22416], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:157 [ref. 24089], Ross et al. 2001:386 [ref. 25978], Miller 2006:193 [ref. 28615], Minckley & Marsh 2009:275 [ref. 31114]). •Valid as Menidia audens Hay 1882 -- (Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Suttkus et al. 2005:4 [ref. 28404], Scharpf 2007:9 [ref. 30398], Page & Burr 2011:423 [ref. 31215], Fluker et al. 2011: [1] [ref. 31331], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:93 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Menidia audens Hay 1882. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: North America: Eastern and southern U.S.A., also Mexico; introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.