WoRMS name details
Leiognathus equulus (Forsskål, 1775)
218459 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218459)
unaccepted (Specific epithet 'equula' a noun in apposition: no gender agreement)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scomber equula Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 58, xii [details]
page(s): 58, xii [details]
Description Found in river mouths and muddy inshore areas. Adults move in schools. Feeds on polychaetes, small crustaceans, and small...
Description Found in river mouths and muddy inshore areas. Adults move in schools. Feeds on polychaetes, small crustaceans, and small fish. Occurs at temperatures ranging from 26 to 29°C (Ref. 4959). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Leiognathus equulus (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218459 on 2025-05-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scomber equula Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 58, xii [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 58, xii [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 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 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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in river mouths and muddy inshore areas. Adults move in schools. Feeds on polychaetes, small crustaceans, and small fish. Occurs at temperatures ranging from 26 to 29°C (Ref. 4959). [details]Spelling spelled as L. equula in Macnae & Kalk (1958). [details]
To Barcode of Life (83 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Leiognathus equulus, Indonesia, by Allen, G.R.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leiognathus equulus FIN030514 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Leiognathus equulus, Indonesia, by Allen, G.R.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leiognathus equulus FIN030514 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
