balabacensis, Atherina Seale [A.] 1910:498, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] San Miguel harbor, Ticao Island, Masbate, Philippines [Balabac Island, Philippines]. Neotype: USNM 136802. Former Holotype: BSMP 4983 (destroyed in WWII) Paratypes: (8, destroyed in WWII) BSMP 4983, 5308, 5229. Additional material: (23, destroyed in WWII) BSMP 1241, 1295, 1370, 1447, 1457, 1495, 1658, 1659, 1981, 2079, 4866, 5475. Neotype designated by Sasaki & Kimura 2019:14 [ref. 37110] •Valid as Atherinomorus balabacensis (Seale 1910) -- (Ivantsoff & Crowley 1999:2119 [ref. 24783], Ivantsoff in Randall & Lim 2000:598 [ref. 25122]). •Synonym of Atherinomorus duodecimalis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Kimura et al. 2001:172 [ref. 25381], Kottelat 2013:286 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Doboatherina balabacensis (Seale 1910) -- (Sasaki & Kimura 2019:14 [ref. 37110], Kimura et al. 2020:85 [ref. 37699]). Current status: Valid as Doboatherina balabacensis (Seale 1910). Atherinidae: Atherinomorinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.