WoRMS taxon details
Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
281167 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:281167)
accepted
Species
Clupea indicus Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Clupea melastoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Ilisha ditchoa (Valenciennes, 1847) · unaccepted
Ilisha indica (Swainson, 1839) · unaccepted
Ilisha micropus (Valenciennes, 1847) · unaccepted
Pellona brachysoma Bleeker, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pellona ditchoa Valenciennes, 1847 · unaccepted
Pellona micropus Valenciennes, 1847 · unaccepted
Platygaster verticalis Swainson, 1838 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Clupea melastoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 427 [details]
page(s): 427 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281167 on 2025-12-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Clupea indicus Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Clupea melastoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 427 [details]
original description (of Pellona micropus Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingtième. Livre vingt et unième. De la famille des Clupéoïdes. Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 20: i-xviii + 1 p. + 1-472, Pls. 591-606. [details]
original description (of Pellona ditchoa Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingtième. Livre vingt et unième. De la famille des Clupéoïdes. Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 20: i-xviii + 1 p. + 1-472, Pls. 591-606. [details]
original description (of Pellona brachysoma Bleeker, 1852) Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Haringachtige visschen [Clupeoïden on cover] van den Soenda-Molukschen Archipel. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 24 (8): 1-48 + 49-52., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41214689
page(s): 22; note: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41214708 [details]
original description (of Clupea melastoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 427 [details]
original description (of Pellona micropus Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingtième. Livre vingt et unième. De la famille des Clupéoïdes. Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 20: i-xviii + 1 p. + 1-472, Pls. 591-606. [details]
original description (of Pellona ditchoa Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingtième. Livre vingt et unième. De la famille des Clupéoïdes. Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 20: i-xviii + 1 p. + 1-472, Pls. 591-606. [details]
original description (of Pellona brachysoma Bleeker, 1852) Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Haringachtige visschen [Clupeoïden on cover] van den Soenda-Molukschen Archipel. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 24 (8): 1-48 + 49-52., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41214689
page(s): 22; note: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41214708 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (67 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Clupea indicus Swainson, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pellona brachysoma Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Ilisha indica (Swainson, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Pellona ditchoa Valenciennes, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Platygaster verticalis Swainson, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Clupea melastoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ilisha micropus (Valenciennes, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pellona micropus Valenciennes, 1847)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ilisha melastoma)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea indicus Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Ilisha ditchoa (Valenciennes, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Ilisha indica (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Pellona micropus Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea melastoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Platygaster verticalis Swainson, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Ilisha micropus (Valenciennes, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Pellona brachysoma Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Pellona ditchoa Valenciennes, 1847)
To GenBank (96 nucleotides; 79 proteins) (from synonym Clupea melastoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (96 nucleotides; 79 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ilisha melastoma RAD100738-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ilisha melastoma RAD100746-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Clupea indicus Swainson, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pellona brachysoma Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Ilisha indica (Swainson, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Pellona ditchoa Valenciennes, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Platygaster verticalis Swainson, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Clupea melastoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ilisha micropus (Valenciennes, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pellona micropus Valenciennes, 1847)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ilisha melastoma)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea indicus Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Ilisha ditchoa (Valenciennes, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Ilisha indica (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Pellona micropus Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea melastoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Platygaster verticalis Swainson, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Ilisha micropus (Valenciennes, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Pellona brachysoma Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Pellona ditchoa Valenciennes, 1847)
To GenBank (96 nucleotides; 79 proteins) (from synonym Clupea melastoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (96 nucleotides; 79 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ilisha melastoma RAD100738-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ilisha melastoma RAD100746-001)
To ITIS
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