WoRMS taxon details
Ammodytes Linnaeus, 1758
125909 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125909)
accepted
Genus
- Species Ammodytes americanus DeKay, 1842
- Species Ammodytes dubius Reinhardt, 1837
- Species Ammodytes heian Orr, Wildes & Kai, 2015
- Species Ammodytes hexapterus Pallas, 1814
- Species Ammodytes japonicus Duncker & Mohr, 1939
- Species Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934
- Species Ammodytes personatus Girard, 1856
- Species Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Ammodytes argenteus Risso, 1827 accepted as Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810)
- Species Ammodytes capensis Barnard, 1927 accepted as Gymnammodytes capensis (Barnard, 1927)
- Species Ammodytes cicerellus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810) (misspelling)
- Species Ammodytes cicerelus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810)
- Species Ammodytes gilli (Bean, 1895) accepted as Ammodytoides gilli (Bean, 1895) (senior synonym)
- Species Ammodytes immaculatus Corbin, 1950 accepted as Hyperoplus immaculatus (Corbin, 1950)
- Species Ammodytes lancea Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758 (junior synonym)
- Species Ammodytes lanceolatus Le Sauvage, 1824 accepted as Hyperoplus lanceolatus (Le Sauvage, 1824) (new combination)
- Species Ammodytes lucasanus Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938 accepted as Ammodytoides gilli (Bean, 1895)
- Species Ammodytes semisquamatus Jourdain, 1879 accepted as Gymnammodytes semisquamatus (Jourdain, 1879)
- Species Ammodytes siculus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810)
- Species Ammodytes terebrans Cisternas, 1875 accepted as Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810)
- Species Ammodytes tobiunus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ammodytes Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125909 on 2025-05-21
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Nomenclature
original description
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
page(s): 247 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 247 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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| Japanese | イカナゴ属 | [details] |
