WoRMS taxon details
Lithognathus aureti Smith, 1962
218605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218605)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, J. L. B. (1962). The sparid genus Lithognathus Swainson, 1839 with description of an interesting new species. <em>South African Journal of Science.</em> 58 (no. 4): 109-114, Pls. 1-2. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Lithognathus aureti Smith, 1962. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218605 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Smith, J. L. B. (1962). The sparid genus Lithognathus Swainson, 1839 with description of an interesting new species. <em>South African Journal of Science.</em> 58 (no. 4): 109-114, Pls. 1-2. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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] 
ecology source Lamberth, S.; Van Niekerk, L.; Hutchings, K. (2008). Comparison of, and the effects of altered freshwater inflow on, fish assemblages of two contrasting South African estuaries: the cool-temperate Olifants and the warm-temperate Breede. <em>African Journal of Marine Science.</em> 30(2): 311-336., available online at https://doi.org/10.2989/ajms.2008.30.2.9.559 [details]
ecology source Lamberth, S.; Van Niekerk, L.; Hutchings, K. (2008). Comparison of, and the effects of altered freshwater inflow on, fish assemblages of two contrasting South African estuaries: the cool-temperate Olifants and the warm-temperate Breede. <em>African Journal of Marine Science.</em> 30(2): 311-336., available online at https://doi.org/10.2989/ajms.2008.30.2.9.559 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
