compressa, Ilisha Randall [J. E.] 1994:895, Fig. 1 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 42 (no. 4); ref. 21649] Kuwait Bay, Kuwait, Persian Gulf, depth 8-10 meters. Holotype: BPBM 33196. Paratypes: BMNH 1974.7.22.4 (1); BPBM 36412 (1); USNM 329752 (1). •Valid as Ilisha compressa Randall 1994 -- (Randall 1995:69 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:115 [ref. 23922], Ali et al. 2018:310 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:30 [ref. 37020], Anderson 2022:161 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Ilisha compressa Randall 1994. Pristigasteridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf endemic. Habitat: marine.