WoRMS taxon details
Pterengraulis atherinoides (Linnaeus, 1766)
282496 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:282496)
accepted
Species
Clupea atherinoides Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
Engraulis atherinoides (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted
(of Clupea atherinoides Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pterengraulis atherinoides (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=282496 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Clupea atherinoides Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [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 Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Engraulis atherinoides (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Clupea atherinoides Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pterengraulis atherinoides)
To Fishbase (from synonym Clupea atherinoides Linnaeus, 1766)
To Fishbase (from synonym Engraulis atherinoides (Linnaeus, 1766))
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Engraulis atherinoides (Linnaeus, 1766))
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Clupea atherinoides Linnaeus, 1766)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Engraulis atherinoides (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Clupea atherinoides Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pterengraulis atherinoides)
To Fishbase (from synonym Clupea atherinoides Linnaeus, 1766)
To Fishbase (from synonym Engraulis atherinoides (Linnaeus, 1766))
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Engraulis atherinoides (Linnaeus, 1766))
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Clupea atherinoides Linnaeus, 1766)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS