argenteus, Anchoa Schultz [L. P.] 1949:45, Figs. 5, 6b [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 99 (no. 3235); ref. 3967] Lake Maracaibo, 1 kilometer off Pueblo Viejo, Venezuela. Holotype (unique): USNM 121777. •Valid as Anchoa argenteus Schultz 1949 -- (Cervigón 1991:102 [ref. 24472], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221]). •Synonym of Anchoa spinifer (Valenciennes 1848) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:371 [ref. 5725], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:39 [ref. 27061], Nizinski & Munroe 2003:780 [ref. 26995]). Current status: Synonym of Anchoa spinifer (Valenciennes 1848). Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic; eastern Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.