WoRMS taxon details
Leuresthes sardina (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
281343 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:281343)
accepted
Species
Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 · unaccepted (synonym)
Leuresthes clara (Evermann & Jenkins, 1891) · unaccepted
Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) Jenkins, O. P. ; Evermann, B. W. (1889). Description of eighteen new species of fishes from the Gulf of California. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 11 (no. 698): 137-158., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.11-698.137 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Leuresthes sardina (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281343 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) Jenkins, O. P. ; Evermann, B. W. (1889). Description of eighteen new species of fishes from the Gulf of California. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 11 (no. 698): 137-158., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.11-698.137 [details]
original description (of Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891) Evermann, B. W.; Jenkins, O. P. (1891). Report upon a collection of fishes made at Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 14 (no. 846): 121-165, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.14-846.121 [details]
original description (of Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891) Evermann, B. W.; Jenkins, O. P. (1891). Report upon a collection of fishes made at Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 14 (no. 846): 121-165, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.14-846.121 [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
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891)
To FishBase (from synonym Leuresthes clara (Evermann & Jenkins, 1891))
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
To FishBase (from synonym Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891)
To FishBase
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Atherina sardina RAD118695-001) (from synonym Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Atherina sardina RAD118695-001) (from synonym Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leuresthes sardina USNM 177811 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Menidia clara RAD118696-001) (from synonym Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Menidia clara RAD118696-001) (from synonym Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891)
To FishBase (from synonym Leuresthes clara (Evermann & Jenkins, 1891))
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
To FishBase (from synonym Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891)
To FishBase
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Atherina sardina RAD118695-001) (from synonym Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Atherina sardina RAD118695-001) (from synonym Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leuresthes sardina USNM 177811 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Menidia clara RAD118696-001) (from synonym Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Menidia clara RAD118696-001) (from synonym Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891)
To ITIS
