WoRMS taxon details
Equulites klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898)
398518 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:398518)
accepted
Species
Equula klunzingeri Steindachner, 1898 · unaccepted
Leiognathus klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898) · unaccepted (synonym)
Leiognathus mediterraneus Rhasis Erazi, 1943 · unaccepted
Photoplagios klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Equula klunzingeri Steindachner, 1898) Steindachner, F. (1898). Über einige neue Fischarten aus dem rothen Meere. <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 35 (no. 19) : 198-200. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Equulites klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=398518 on 2026-10-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leiognathus mediterraneus Rhasis Erazi, 1943) Erazi, R. A. R. (1943). Leiognathus mediterraneus nov. sp. <em>Compte Rendu Société Turquie des Sciences physiques et naturelles.</em> 10: 49-53. [details]
original description (of Equula klunzingeri Steindachner, 1898) Steindachner, F. (1898). Über einige neue Fischarten aus dem rothen Meere. <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 35 (no. 19) : 198-200. [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]
original description (of Equula klunzingeri Steindachner, 1898) Steindachner, F. (1898). Über einige neue Fischarten aus dem rothen Meere. <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 35 (no. 19) : 198-200. [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 (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
[request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [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 (Suez Canal) [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Cypriote part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals (Suez Canal) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | שרבובון מאיר [from synonym] | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Σαπουνόψαρο | [details] |
| Turkish | eksi baligi [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Equula klunzingeri Steindachner, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Leiognathus klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Equulites klunzingeri)
To FishBase (from synonym Photoplagios klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Leiognathus klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898))
To FishBase (from synonym Leiognathus mediterraneus Rhasis Erazi, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Equula klunzingeri Steindachner, 1898)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Equula klunzingeri Steindachner, 1898)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Leiognathus klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898))
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Leiognathus klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Equula klunzingeri Steindachner, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Leiognathus klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Equulites klunzingeri)
To FishBase (from synonym Photoplagios klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Leiognathus klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898))
To FishBase (from synonym Leiognathus mediterraneus Rhasis Erazi, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Equula klunzingeri Steindachner, 1898)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Equula klunzingeri Steindachner, 1898)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Leiognathus klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898))
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Leiognathus klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898))
