maculata, Belone Poey [F.] 1860:290 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. No types known. Types not located by Collette & Parin 1970:37 [ref. 7415]. •Synonym of Belone hians Valenciennes 1846 -- (Mees 1962:29 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Ablennes hians (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Parin 1967:47 [ref. 10272], Collette & Parin 1970:13 [ref. 7415], Collette & Parin 1990:592 [ref. 16473], Collette 2003:2 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Ablennes hians (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.