Selene dorsalis (Gill, 1862)
Synonyms:
Vomer setapinnis of authors
Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815)
From the synonymy of this species, delete Vomer goreensis Guichenot, 1866 (not 1858: nomen nudum) (holotype: MNHN 2924), Vomer gaboensis Guichenot, 1866 (holotype: MNHN 2928), Vomer senegalensis Guichenot, 1866 (holotype: MNHN 2918) and Vomer dorsalis Gill, 1862. All these four nominal species are synonyms of Vomer dorsalis Gill, 1862, a valid species from the area south to the Clofnam area.
Vomer brownii: Cuvier, 1833 is only pro parte a synonym of Selene setapinnis.
Common names:
African lookdown [UK and USA]
Musso africain [France and Belgium]
Jorobado africano [Spain]