WoRMS taxon details
Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)
AphiaID: 126810
AphiaID: 126810
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Lichia (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Typetaxon of |
Lichia Cuvier, 1816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Lichia Cuvier, 1816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Caesiomorus amia (Linnaeus, 1758) Campogramma vadigo (Lacepède, 1801) Caranx amia (Linnaeus, 1758) Centronotus vadigo Lacepède, 1801 Hypacantus amia (Linnaeus, 1758) Hypachantus amia (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Porthmeus argenteus Valenciennes, 1833 Scomber amia Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym) Scomber flexuosus Lichtenstein, 1823 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] additional source: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 page(s): 299 [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Environment | marine, brackish, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Black Sea [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details] Mozambique [details] Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details] South Africa (country) [details] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Bomolochus unicirrus Richiardi, 1880 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Colobomatus lichiae (Richiardi, 1880) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus lichiae Brian, 1906 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Nemesis lamna Risso, 1826 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Neobrachiella elegans (Richiardi, 1880) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Lernanthropus gisleri van Beneden, 1832 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Lernaeenicus gracilis (Heller, 1865) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Brachiella elegans Richiardi, 1880 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus dakari Beneden, 1892 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Lepeophtheirus lichiae Barnard, 1948 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Clavella lichiae (Richiardi, 1880) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Parabomolochus unicirrus (Richiardi, 1880) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (135 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FishBase To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins) To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Found in coastal waters including estuaries. Feeds primarily on fish; juveniles on crustaceans (Ref. 4332). [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Lichia amia. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126810 on 2013-05-25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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