menhaden, Clupea Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:21 [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] Coast of New York, U.S.A. No types known. Also in Mitchill 1815:453, Pl. 5 (fig. 7) [ref. 13292]. •Synonym of Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe 1802) -- (Whitehead 1985:215 [ref. 5141], Smith 1986:395 [ref. 22186]). Current status: Synonym of Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe 1802). Alosidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.