whiteheadi, Thryssa (Scutengraulis) Wongratana [T.] 1983:403, Fig. 22 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8265] Basra, Iraq, Persian Gulf. Holotype: BMNH 1920.3.3.192. Paratypes: BMNH 1920.3.3.183-191 (18); ZMUC CN.3-4 (2). •Valid as Thrissina whiteheadi (Wongratana 1983) -- (Hata et al. 2021:[3] [ref. 38197]). •Valid as Thryssa whiteheadi Wongratana 1983 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:446 [ref. 5725], Randall 1995:73 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:119 [ref. 23922], Coad 2010:77 [ref. 36620], Ali et al. 2018:310 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:30 [ref. 37020], Afrand et al. 2020:378 [ref. 37322], Anderson 2022:177 [ref. 39690]). Current status: Valid as Thryssa whiteheadi Wongratana 1983. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf endemic. Habitat: brackish, marine.