Sauvagella Bertin [L.] 1940:300 Fem. Spratelloides madagascariensis Sauvage 1883. Type by monotypy. I now regard the genus as available from Bertin 1940 with one species and 3 subspecies; following the definition of monotypy (see Art. 68.3). •Valid as Sauvagella Bertin 1940 -- (Poll et al. 1984:53 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:169 [ref. 5141], Stiassny 2002:67 [ref. 25890], Fricke et al. 2018:56 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Sauvagella Bertin 1940. Clupeidae.