peruana, Harengula Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1923:2 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 63 (no. 2488); ref. 1474] Callao, Peru. Holotype (unique): USNM 83156. •Synonym of Harengula thrissina (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Whitehead 1985:66 [ref. 5141], Whitehead & Rodriguez-Sánchez in Fischer et al. 1995:1020 [ref. 22829], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:114 [ref. 24550]). •Valid as Harengula peruana Fowler & Bean 1923 -- (Grove & Lavenberg 1997:190 [ref. 24023]). •Synonym of Harengula thrissina (Jordan & Gilbert 1882), but a valid subspecies -- (Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:189 [ref. 24555], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957]). Current status: Synonym of Harengula thrissina (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific, including Galápagos Islands (subspecies peruana). Habitat: brackish, marine.