tyrannus, Clupea Latrobe [B. H.] 1802:77 [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society v. 5 (art. 10); ref. 17488] Chesapeake Bay, northeastern U.S.A. No types known. •Valid as Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe 1802) -- (Herrera 1896:28 [ref. 39336], Whitehead 1985:215 [ref. 5141], Smith 1986:395 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:69 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:112 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:51 [ref. 14674], Murdy et al. 1997:72 [ref. 23144], Munroe in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:133 [ref. 26158], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:816 [ref. 26997], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:75 [ref. 35886], Pozzobon et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38249], Page et al. 2023:60 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:147 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe 1802). Alosidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New Brunswick (Canada) south to east coast of Florida (U.S.A.). IUCN (2015): Least Concern Habitat: brackish, marine.