| Valid name | Atherinomorus |
| Synonym | Hepsetia Bonaparte, 1836 (pro parte). |
| Synonym | Atherina (nec Linnaeus): Bonaparte, 1836 (pro parte). |
| Synonym | Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 |
| Synonym | Allanetta Whitley, 1943 (pro parte), Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, 68 (3-4): 135 (type: Atherina mugiloides |
| Synonym | Pranesus Whitley, 1930. Gender: M; Mem. Queensland Mus., 10 (1): 9 (type: P. ogilbyi Whitl., 1930, by monotypy). |