| Citation | Gilchrist, J.D.F., 1913, Review of the south African Clupeidae (herrings) and allied families of fishes.. Mar. Biol. Rep. 1: 46-66. |
| Ref. | Gilchrist, J.D.F., 1913 |
| Page | 55;fig. |
| Named Used as Valid | Spratelloides aestuarius |
| Comment | original description of Spratelloides aestuarius |
| Locality | 'tidal portion of the Zwartkops River near Port Elizabeth; also in some of the tidal rivers near East London' |
| Distribution | Zwartkops River and tidal rivers near East London, South Africa |
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