ponticus, Trachurus mediterraneus Aleev [Y. G.] 1956:178, Fig 2a [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 7; ref. 9468] Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Sea of Marmara (Mediterranean Sea). Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner 1868) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1990:752 [ref. 18644], Fricke et al. 2007:85 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:93 [ref. 30517], Slynko et al. 2018:112[117] [ref. 36160]). •Synonym of Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner 1868), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Hureau & Tortonese 1973:382 [ref. 7198], Smith-Vaniz in Whitehead et al. 1986:841 [ref. 13676], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1990:752 [ref. 18644], Nekrasov 1994:29 [ref. 24544], Parin 2003:S8 [ref. 28536], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:178 [ref. 28369] Parin et al. 2014:364 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Trachurus ponticus Aleev 1956 -- (Fricke 2008:34 [ref. 30182]). Current status: Valid as Trachurus ponticus Aleev 1956. Carangidae: Caranginae. Distribution: Black Sea; Sea of Azov; Sea of Marmara (Mediterranean Sea). Habitat: brackish, marine.