persara, Nematalosa Nelson [G. J.] & McCarthy [L. J.] 1995:380, Fig. 1 (below) [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 41 (no. 4); ref. 21593] Road Bay, Saudi Arabia. Holotype: AMNH 56108. Paratypes: AMNH 56109 (16). Non-types: AMNH, BMNH, BPBM. •Valid as Nematalosa persara Nelson & McCarthy 1995 -- (Randall 1995:67 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:113 [ref. 23922], Ali et al. 2018:307 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:26 [ref. 37020], Anderson 2022:154 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa persara Nelson & McCarthy 1995. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.