Stolephorus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:381 Masc. Stolephorus commersonnii Lacepède 1803. Type designated by ICZN and name placed on Official List (Opinion 93 and 749). •Valid as Stolephorus Lacepède 1803 -- (see discussion in Whitehead 1967:135-136 [ref. 6464], Uyeno & Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:20 [ref. 6441], Grande 1985:246 [ref. 6466], Whitehead & Wongratana 1986:205 [ref. 6284], Whitehead et al. 1988:401 [ref. 5725], Kottelat 1989:6 [ref. 13605], Paxton et al. 1989:160 [ref. 12442], Wongratana et al. 1999:1700 [ref. 24719], Paxton et al. 2006:314 [ref. 28995], Kimura et al. 2009:293 [ref. 30297], Kimura & Yoshino 2009:25 [ref. 30440], Fricke et al. 2009:21 [ref. 30213], Kottelat 2013:54 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:52 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:32 [ref. 36273], Hata & Motomura 2018:280 [ref. 36364], Fricke et al. 2019:56 [ref. 36673], Hata et al. 2019:2 [ref. 36766], Hata et al. 2020:509 [ref. 37244], Gangan et al. 2020:561 [ref. 37338], Hata et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37925], Hata et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38161], Hata & Motomura 2021:109 [ref. 38194], Hata & Motomura 2021:481 [ref. 38501], Hata & Motomura 2021:1 [ref. 38794], Hata & Motomura 2022:124 [ref. 39079], Hata et al. 2022:145 [ref. 39603], Hata et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39809], Hata & Motomura 2022:1 [ref. 40036], Hata et al. 2023:191 [ref. 40153], Hata & Motomura 2023:356 [ref. 40288]). Current status: Valid as Stolephorus Lacepède 1803. Engraulidae: Engraulinae.