mexicanus, Chatoessus Günther [A.] 1868:409 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Mexico, New Orleans, and East Indies. Syntypes: (3 + several) BMNH 1857.7.31.21 (2?) Mexico. Species of composite origin, East Indies specimen likely representing a different species, lectotype designation needed. •Synonym of Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867) -- (Whitehead 1985:236 [ref. 5141], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:115 [ref. 24550], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Dorosoma petenense (Günther 1867). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.