risso, Atherina Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:435 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: (2) MNHN A-4350 (1). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1971:711 [ref. 21541] with a holotype, but a skeleton was also involved. Atherina rissoi Günther 1861 is an unjustified emendation, but used by some later authors. •Synonym of Atherina boyeri Risso 1810 -- (Kiener & Spillmann 1973:576 [ref. 7217], Kottelat 1997:158 [ref. 22952], Miller 2003:47 [ref. 27342], de Morais et al. 2016:2115 [ref. 34600]). Current status: Synonym of Atherina boyeri Risso 1810. Atherinidae: Atherininae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.