WoRMS taxon details
Pelecus cultratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
282185 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:282185)
accepted
Species
Clupea ziga Wulff, 1765 · unaccepted
Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Salmo microps Hardin, 1862 · unaccepted (synonym)
(of Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pelecus cultratus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=282185 on 2025-09-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Clupea ziga Wulff, 1765) Wulff, J. C. (1765). Ichthyologia, cum amphibiis regni Borussici. Methodo Linnaena disposita. Iohan, Jakob Kanter, Regiomonti. Ichthyologia, cum amphibiis regni Borussici. <em>Borussia [Prussa], Germany.</em> i-xii + 1-60.
page(s): 40 [details]
original description (of Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 40 [details]
original description (of Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]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). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Сабицаsаbitsаsabitzasabbitza | [details] |
| Danish | sabelkarpe | [details] |
| Dutch | ziege | [details] |
| English | sabrefishrazorfishknife | [details] |
| German | ZiegeSichlingSichelfischSäbelMesserkarpfMesserfischDünnbauch | [details] |
| Italian | chekhon | [details] |
| Lithuanian | ožka | [details] |
| Polish | ciosa | [details] |
| Romanian | sabita | [details] |
| Russian | Чехонь обыкновеннаячехоньсабля-рыба | [details] |
| Slovenian | sabljarka | [details] |
| Spanish | peleco | [details] |
| Swedish | skärkniv | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Чехоня звичайнаЧехоня | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (33 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Clupea ziga Wulff, 1765)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (103 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pelecus cultratus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Fishbase (from synonym Clupea ziga Wulff, 1765)
To FishBase (from synonym Salmo microps Hardin, 1862)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 39 proteins) (from synonym Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Clupea ziga Wulff, 1765)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (103 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pelecus cultratus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Fishbase (from synonym Clupea ziga Wulff, 1765)
To FishBase (from synonym Salmo microps Hardin, 1862)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 39 proteins) (from synonym Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
