gigantea, Clupea Shaw [G.] 1804:173 [General zoology or systematic natural history; ref. 4015] Locality: Tanna Island, Vanuatu (original localities: American and Indian seas). Lectotype: BMNH 1962.12.1.1. Based on literature sources. Lectotype selected by Kottelat 2013:34 [ref. 32989]. •Synonym of Tarpon atlanticus Valenciennes 1847 -- (Hureau in Whitehead et al. 1984:226 [ref. 13675]). •Synonym of Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes 1847 -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:32 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782) -- (Kottelat 2013:34 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782). Megalopidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.