WoRMS taxon details
Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822)
278568 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278568)
accepted
Species
Clupanodon ilisha Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Clupea ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Clupea palasah Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Macrura ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Tenualosa illisha (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Tenualosa illsha (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Clupanodon ilisha Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 243, 382, Pl. 19 (fig. 73) [details]
page(s): 243, 382, Pl. 19 (fig. 73) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278568 on 2025-07-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Clupanodon ilisha Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 243, 382, Pl. 19 (fig. 73) [details]
original description (of Clupea palasah Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 320 [details]
page(s): 243, 382, Pl. 19 (fig. 73) [details]
original description (of Clupea palasah Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 320 [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). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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 (72 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Macrura ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Clupea palasah Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Clupanodon ilisha Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Clupea ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tenualosa ilisha)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Clupanodon ilisha Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Tenualosa illsha (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea palasah Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Macrura ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase images (Tenualosa ilisha, Kuwait, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (7716 nucleotides; 623 proteins)
To GenBank (7716 nucleotides; 623 proteins) (from synonym Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (7716 nucleotides; 623 proteins) (from synonym Clupea ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (7716 nucleotides; 623 proteins) (from synonym Macrura ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (7716 nucleotides; 623 proteins) (from synonym Clupanodon ilisha Hamilton, 1822)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tenualosa ilisha FIN027967 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tenualosa ilisha FIN027968 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Macrura ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Clupea palasah Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Clupanodon ilisha Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Clupea ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tenualosa ilisha)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Clupanodon ilisha Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Tenualosa illsha (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea palasah Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Macrura ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase images (Tenualosa ilisha, Kuwait, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (7716 nucleotides; 623 proteins)
To GenBank (7716 nucleotides; 623 proteins) (from synonym Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (7716 nucleotides; 623 proteins) (from synonym Clupea ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (7716 nucleotides; 623 proteins) (from synonym Macrura ilisha (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (7716 nucleotides; 623 proteins) (from synonym Clupanodon ilisha Hamilton, 1822)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tenualosa ilisha FIN027967 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tenualosa ilisha FIN027968 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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