Lycengraulis (subgenus of Engraulis) Günther [A.] 1868:385, 399 Fem. Engraulis grossidens Spix & Agassiz 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Described in key (p. 385) as a subgenus of Engraulis for two species on p. 399. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1896:451 [ref. 2443] (see Whitehead 1967:134 [ref. 6464]). •Valid as Lycengraulis Günther 1868 -- (Grande 1985:245 [ref. 6466], Nizinski & Munroe 2003:765 [ref. 26995], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:40 [ref. 27061], Loeb & Alcântara 2013:200 [ref. 32809], Angulo et al. 2013:990 [ref. 33194], Bertaco et al. 2016:411 [ref. 34561]). Current status: Valid as Lycengraulis Günther 1868. Engraulidae: Engraulinae.