WoRMS taxon details
Atherinomorus forskalii (Rüppell, 1838)
761426 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:761426)
accepted
Species
Atherina forskalii Rüppell, 1838 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pranesus pinguis forskalii Rüppell, 1838 · unaccepted (senior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Atherina forskalii Rüppell, 1838) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Atherinomorus forskalii (Rüppell, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761426 on 2025-07-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Atherina forskalii Rüppell, 1838) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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 (WoRCS)
Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors 
[request]
additional source Kimura, S., D. Golani, Y. Iwatsuki, M. Tabuchi and T. Yoshino, 2007. Redescriptions of the Indo-Pacific atherinid fishes Atherinomorus forskalii, Atherinomorus lacunosus, and Atherinomorus pinguis. Ichth. Research 54(2):145-159. [details]
[request]additional source Kimura, S., D. Golani, Y. Iwatsuki, M. Tabuchi and T. Yoshino, 2007. Redescriptions of the Indo-Pacific atherinid fishes Atherinomorus forskalii, Atherinomorus lacunosus, and Atherinomorus pinguis. Ichth. Research 54(2):145-159. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Egypt (Nation) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]Introduced species vector dispersal Lebanese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Red Sea hardyhead silverside | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Atherina forskalii Rüppell, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Atherinomorus forskalii)
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina forskalii Rüppell, 1838)
To Fishbase
To FishBase images (Atherinomorus forskalii, Lebanon, by Bariche, M.)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Atherina forskalii Rüppell, 1838)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Atherinomorus forskalii FIN026696 Slide 120 mm)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Atherina forskalii Rüppell, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Atherinomorus forskalii)
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina forskalii Rüppell, 1838)
To Fishbase
To FishBase images (Atherinomorus forskalii, Lebanon, by Bariche, M.)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Atherina forskalii Rüppell, 1838)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Atherinomorus forskalii FIN026696 Slide 120 mm)
