Elops smithi McBride, Rocha, Ruiz-Carus & Bowen 2010. Malacho Ladyfish, Southern Ladyfish; Machete, Malacho Sureño, Banano Sureño

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from New England, USA, to southern Argentina; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) WK, KP, Es and BF (Atlantic); 0–4 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; DD (2012), population trend unknown.

Literature: Villa (1982: 76, as Elops saurus —misidentification; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 4787; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).