belizensis, Anchoviella Thomerson [J. E.] & Greenfield [D. W.] 1975:50, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1975 (no. 1); ref. 7478] Sibun River, Belize. Holotype: FMNH 78363. Paratypes: BFO [Belize Fisheries office] (2); BMNH 1974.3.7.1 (1), 1974.3.7.2-6 (5); CAS 29943-44 (5, 1); FMNH 78364-65 (4, 31); LACM 33899-1 (3), 33900-1 (1); UMMZ 197723-24 (5, 1); USNM 211608-09 (1, 5). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:8 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Anchoa belizensis (Thomerson & Greenfield 1975) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:342 [ref. 5725], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:68 [ref. 22947], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:138 [ref. 24550], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:39 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:65 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:66 [ref. 32708], Barrientos et al. 2023:271 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:59 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:138 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Anchoa belizensis (Thomerson & Greenfield 1975). Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope (Quintana Roo/Mexico, Belize and Guatemala). Habitat: freshwater.