WoRMS taxon details
Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)
126810 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126810)
accepted
Species
Caesiomorus amia (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Campogramma vadigo (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
Caranx amia (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Centronotus vadigo Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Hypacantus amia (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Hypachantus amia (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Porthmeus argenteus Valenciennes, 1833 · unaccepted
Scomber amia Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
Scomber flexuosus Lichtenstein, 1823 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scomber amia Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Found in coastal waters including estuaries. Feeds primarily on fish; juveniles on crustaceans (Ref. 4332).
Description Found in coastal waters including estuaries. Feeds primarily on fish; juveniles on crustaceans (Ref. 4332). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126810 on 2026-09-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Porthmeus argenteus Valenciennes, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517 [details]
original description (of Centronotus vadigo Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 310, 318 [details]
original description (of Scomber amia Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [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]
original description (of Centronotus vadigo Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 310, 318 [details]
original description (of Scomber amia Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [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]
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
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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]
additional source Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 299 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
additional source Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 299 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in coastal waters including estuaries. Feeds primarily on fish; juveniles on crustaceans (Ref. 4332). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | lojbalicaglica | [details] |
| Dutch | leervis | [details] |
| English | leerfishgarrick | [details] |
| French | liche | [details] |
| Hebrew | אמית ארין | [details] |
| Italian | leccia | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Λίτσα | [details] |
| Russian | Лихия | [details] |
| Spanish | palometón | [details] |
| Turkish | akya | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Ліхія | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scomber flexuosus Lichtenstein, 1823)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (148 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Caranx amia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Centronotus vadigo Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Porthmeus argenteus Valenciennes, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Campogramma vadigo (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications) (from synonym Scomber amia Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lichia amia)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber amia Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx amia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber flexuosus Lichtenstein, 1823)
To FishBase (from synonym Hypachantus amia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Centronotus vadigo Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Caesiomorus amia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Hypacantus amia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Porthmeus argenteus Valenciennes, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Campogramma vadigo (Lacepède, 1801))
To GenBank (91 nucleotides; 34 proteins) (from synonym Scomber amia Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (91 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lichia amia RAD117278-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lichia amia RAD117278-002)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scomber flexuosus Lichtenstein, 1823)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (148 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Caranx amia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Centronotus vadigo Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Porthmeus argenteus Valenciennes, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Campogramma vadigo (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications) (from synonym Scomber amia Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lichia amia)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber amia Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx amia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber flexuosus Lichtenstein, 1823)
To FishBase (from synonym Hypachantus amia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Centronotus vadigo Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Caesiomorus amia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Hypacantus amia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Porthmeus argenteus Valenciennes, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Campogramma vadigo (Lacepède, 1801))
To GenBank (91 nucleotides; 34 proteins) (from synonym Scomber amia Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (91 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lichia amia RAD117278-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lichia amia RAD117278-002)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
