WoRMS taxon details
Equetus punctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
276097 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276097)
accepted
Species
Eques punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Eques punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 106, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 106, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Equetus punctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276097 on 2026-01-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eques punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 106, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 106, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [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]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Eques punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spotted Drum)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Equetus punctatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Eques punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Eques punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Equetus punctatus USNM 404201 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Eques punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spotted Drum)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Equetus punctatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Eques punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Eques punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Equetus punctatus USNM 404201 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
