| Valid name | Sardinella |
| Synonym | Sardinella Valenciennes |
| Synonym | Amblygaster Bleeker, 1849, by monotypy, subgenus, Makassar). |
| Synonym | Gender: F; In Cuv. Val., Hist. Nat. Poiss., 20: 261 |
| Synonym | Clupeonia Valenciennes, 1847, by subs. design. of Gill, 1861, subgenus, Ile de France). |
| Synonym | Type: Valenciennes, 1847, by subs. design. of Gill, 1861. |
| Synonym | Sardinella: Regan, 1917a, Ann. Mag nat. Hist., (8)9: 377 (revision of species) | Whitehead, 1964, ibid., (13) 7: 42 (full |