WoRMS name details
Leiognathus leuciscus (Günther, 1860)
218455 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218455)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Equula leuciscus Günther, 1860) Günther, A. (1860). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Squamipinnes, Cirrhitidae, Triglidae, Trachinidae, Sciaenidae, Polynemidae, Sphyraenidae, Trichiuridae, Scombridae, Carangidae, Xiphiidae. <em>British Museum London.</em> v. 2: i-xxi + 1-548. [details]
Description Occurs at a temperature range of 26.0-29.0 °C (Ref. 4959). Found in coastal waters. Stays near the substrate and feeds on...
Description Occurs at a temperature range of 26.0-29.0 °C (Ref. 4959). Found in coastal waters. Stays near the substrate and feeds on small shrimps, other crustaceans, and polychaetes (Ref. 5213). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Leiognathus leuciscus (Günther, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218455 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Equula leuciscus Günther, 1860) Günther, A. (1860). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Squamipinnes, Cirrhitidae, Triglidae, Trachinidae, Sciaenidae, Polynemidae, Sphyraenidae, Trichiuridae, Scombridae, Carangidae, Xiphiidae. <em>British Museum London.</em> v. 2: i-xxi + 1-548. [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]
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
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs at a temperature range of 26.0-29.0 °C (Ref. 4959). Found in coastal waters. Stays near the substrate and feeds on small shrimps, other crustaceans, and polychaetes (Ref. 5213). [details]
