Chirocentrus Cuvier [G.] 1816:178 Masc. Clupea dorab Forsskål 1775. Type by monotypy (synonyms mentioned in footnote). •Valid as Chirocentrus Cuvier 1816 -- (Bardack 1965:68 [ref. 6370], Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:20 [ref. 6441], Grande 1985:246 [ref. 6466], Whitehead 1985:23 [ref. 5141], Luther 1986 [ref. 6795], Whitehead 1986:207 [ref. 6285], Paxton et al. 1989:163 [ref. 12442], Monroe et al. 1999:1772 [ref. 24729], Paxton et al. 2006:321 [ref. 28996], Kimura 2009:27 [ref. 30426], Kottelat 2013:57 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:52 [ref. 33547], Motomura et al. 2017:46 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:53 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:32 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:56 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Chirocentrus Cuvier 1816. Chirocentridae.