potiana, Anchoviella Schultz [L. P.] & Simões de Menezes [R.] 1951:235, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 41 (no. 7); ref. 12913] Poti and Parnaiba rivers, Teresina, Piaui State, Brazil. Holotype: USNM 112081. Paratypes: USNM 112082 (7); Servico de Piscicultura, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil (8). •Synonym of Anchovia surinamensis (Bleeker 1865) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:380 [ref. 5725], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:39 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Anchovia surinamensis (Bleeker 1865). Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.