Pterengraulis (subgenus of Engraulis) Günther [A.] 1868:384, 398 Fem. Clupea atherinoides Linnaeus 1766. Type by monotypy. Described in key (p. 398) as subgenus of Engraulis for 1 species treated on p. 398. •Valid as Pterengraulis Günther 1868 -- (Grande 1985:245 [ref. 6466], Whitehead et al. 1988:386 [ref. 5725], Nizinski & Munroe 2003:765 [ref. 26995], Kullander & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Pterengraulis Günther 1868. Engraulidae: Engraulinae.