janeiro, Clupea Eigenmann [C. H.] 1894:627 [Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences v. 7 (art. 5); ref. 1214] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 1156. Replacement name for Clupea brasiliensis Steindachner 1879, preoccupied by Clupea brasiliensis Bloch & Schneider 1801. •Treated in the synonymy of Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner 1879) -- (Whitehead 1985:96 [ref. 5141]). •Valid as Sardinella janeiro (Eigenmann 1894) -- (Dennis et al. 2004:71 [ref. 31601], Nión et al. 2016:26 [ref. 35565]). •Synonym of Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner 1879) -- (Figueiredo et al. 2010:281 [ref. 30889] with brasiliensis as a nomen protectum). •Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Stern et al. 2017:499 [ref. 36753]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.