Sardinella Valenciennes
Gender: F; In Cuv. Val., Hist. Nat. Poiss., 20: 261
Type: Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847, by subs. design. of Gill, 1861.
Synonyms
Clupeonia Valenciennes, 1847, ibid.: 345 (type: Cl. jussieui Valenciennes, 1847, by subs. design. of Gill, 1861, subgenus, Ile de France).
Amblygaster Bleeker, 1849, J. Ind. Arch., 3: 73 (type: A. clupeoides Bleeker, 1849, by monotypy, subgenus, Makassar).
Sardinella: Regan, 1917a, Ann. Mag nat. Hist., (8)9: 377 (revision of species) | Whitehead, 1964, ibid., (13) 7: 42 (full synonymy).