WoRMS taxon details
Albula Scopoli, 1777
157878 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157878)
accepted
Genus
Atopichthys Garman, 1899 · unaccepted
Butirinus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Butyrinus Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted
Conorynchus Nozemann, 1758 · unaccepted > nomen oblitum
Dixonina Fowler, 1911 · unaccepted (synonym)
Esunculus Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Glossodus Agassiz, 1829 · unaccepted
- Species Albula argentea (Forster, 1801)
- Species Albula esuncula (Garman, 1899)
- Species Albula gilberti Pfeiler & van der Heiden, 2011
- Species Albula glossodonta (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Albula goreensis Valenciennes, 1847
- Species Albula koreana Kwun & Kim, 2011
- Species Albula nemoptera (Fowler, 1911)
- Species Albula oligolepis Hidaka, Iwatsuki & Randall, 2008
- Species Albula pacifica (Beebe, 1942)
- Species Albula virgata Jordan & Jordan, 1922
- Species Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Albula argenteus (Forster, 1801) accepted as Albula argentea (Forster, 1801) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, of the specific epithet)
- Species Albula chinensis Osbeck, 1765 accepted as Leucosoma chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) accepted as Leucosoma chinense (Osbeck, 1765) accepted as Salanx chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Albula conorynchus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Albula erythrocheilos Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Albula glossodonta (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym)
- Species Albula forsteri Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Albula argentea (Forster, 1801) (synonym)
- Species Albula lacustris Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Albula neoguinaica Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Albula argentea (Forster, 1801) (synonym)
- Species Albula neoquinaica Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Albula argentea (Forster, 1801) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Albula parrae Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Albula plumieri Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Albula rostrata Gray, 1854 accepted as Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Albula seminuda Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Albula argentea (Forster, 1801)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Albula Scopoli, 1777. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157878 on 2026-08-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Butyrinus Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=4930 [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy 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]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ソトイワシ属 | [details] |
Unreviewed
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