brevicauda, Thryssa Roberts [T. R.] 1978:29, Fig. 10c [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 281; ref. 8886] Lower Fly River, Papua New Guinea, 9°01.2'S, 143°21.6'E. Holotype: USNM 217043. Paratypes: (all orig. USNM 217044) AMS I.21483-002 (3), I.21483-004 (1); BMNH 1977.11.17.26-30 (5); USNM 217044 (5); KFRS F.4522.01 (5); RMNH 28208 (3); USNM 217044 (30, now 11); ZMA 114435 (3), ZMA (3). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:11 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Thryssa brevicauda Roberts 1978 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:426 [ref. 5725], Wongratana et al. 1999:1745 [ref. 24719], Larson et al. 2013:32 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Thryssa brevicauda Roberts 1978. Engraulidae: Coiliinae. Distribution: Australia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: brackish, marine.