Traits taxon details
Leiognathus Lacepède, 1802
- Species Leiognathus berbis (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Species Leiognathus bindoides (Bleeker, 1851)
- Species Leiognathus brevirostris (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Species Leiognathus equula (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Leiognathus longispinis (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Species Leiognathus parviceps (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Species Leiognathus robustus Sparks & Dunlap, 2004
- Species Leiognathus striatus James & Badrudeen, 1991
- Species Leiognathus bindus (Valenciennes, 1835) accepted as Photopectoralis bindus (Valenciennes, 1835) (synonym)
- Species Leiognathus blochii (Valenciennes, 1835) accepted as Nuchequula blochii (Valenciennes, 1835) (synonym)
- Species Leiognathus daura (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Karalla daura (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Leiognathus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835) accepted as Karalla dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Species Leiognathus equulus (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Leiognathus equula (Forsskål, 1775) (Specific epithet 'equula' a noun in apposition: no gender agreement)
- Species Leiognathus fasciatus (Lacepède, 1803) accepted as Aurigequula fasciata (Lacepède, 1803) (Superseded original combination)
- Species Leiognathus leuciscus (Günther, 1860) accepted as Equulites leuciscus (Günther, 1860) (synonym)
- Species Leiognathus lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1835) accepted as Equulites lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Species Leiognathus mazavasaoka (Baldwin & Sparks, 2011) accepted as Deveximentum mazavasaoka (Baldwin & Sparks, 2011) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Leiognathus oblongus (Valenciennes, 1835) accepted as Equulites oblongus (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Species Leiognathus ruconius (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Deveximentum ruconius (Hamilton, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Leiognathus splendens (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Eubleekeria splendens (Cuvier, 1829) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Leiognathus Lacepède, 1802. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126026 on 2025-07-10
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Leiognathus Lacepède, 1802. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126026 on 2025-07-10
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Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
