affinis, Caranx Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1836:49, Pl. 14 (fig. 1) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: SMF 1606 (3), 2859 (1, dry). •Synonym of Alepes mate (Cuvier 1833) -- (Dor 1984:124 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Atule mate (Cuvier 1833) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1986:641 [ref. 5718], Daget & Smith-Vaniz 1986:309 [ref. 6207], Smith-Vaniz 1999:2692 [ref. 24833], Mundy 2005:363 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Gates 2006:1151 [ref. 28997], Kottelat 2013:332 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:82 [ref. 36273], Smith-Vaniz 2022:35 [ref. 39876]). Current status: Synonym of Atule mate (Cuvier 1833). Carangidae: Caranginae. Habitat: brackish, marine.