WoRMS taxon details
Helotes sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
314549 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:314549)
accepted
Species
Pelates quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Pelates quinquelineatus Lesson, 1830 · unaccepted
Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) · unaccepted
Terapon sexlineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Terapon sexlineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Helotes sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=314549 on 2026-10-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pelates quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Terapon sexlineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Terapon sexlineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Terapon sexlineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pelates quinquelineatus Lesson, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pelates quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pelates sexlineatus) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Pelates quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Terapon sexlineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pelates quinquelineatus Lesson, 1830)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 21 proteins) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Helotes sexlineatus P12190 illustration) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Terapon sexlineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pelates quinquelineatus Lesson, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pelates quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pelates sexlineatus) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Pelates quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Terapon sexlineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pelates quinquelineatus Lesson, 1830)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 21 proteins) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Helotes sexlineatus P12190 illustration) (from synonym Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
