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Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Atheriniformes
family
Atherinidae
genus
Atherina
species
Atherina hepsetus

Name

Synonyms
Atherina athaerina Nardo, 1827
Hepsetia hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homonyms
Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758
Atherina hepsetus Forsskål, 1775
Common names
Abichon in Spanish
Aterina in Albanian
Aterina in Turkish
Aterina adevarata in Romanian
Aterina mare in Romanian
Ateryna atlantycka in Polish
Cabasson in French
Ceulet in French
Chuclet in Spanish
Chucleto in Spanish
Gavuni in Serbian
Gümüs in Turkish
Hopeakylki in Finnish
Jeclet in Spanish
Joel in French
Juel in French
Kleine koornaavis in Dutch
Koornaarvis in Dutch
Kurunella in Maltese
Kurunetta in Maltese
Latterino sardaro in Italian
Mediterranean sand smelt in English
Mediterranean sand smelt in English
Mediterranean sand smelt in English
Mediterranean sand smelt in English
Melet in French
Middellandse-Zeekoornaarsvis in Dutch
Middellandse-Zeekoornaarsvis in Dutch
Mittelmeer-Ährenfisch in German
Mittelmeer-Ährenfisch in German
Paragaiu in French
Pege reye in Spanish
Peixe sense sang in Spanish
Peixe-rei in Portuguese
Peixe-rei-do-alto in Portuguese
Pejerrey in Spanish
Pez rey in Spanish
Prästfisk in Swedish
Prêtre in French
Sauclet in French
Sauclet, Siouclet in French
Serclet in Spanish
Siauclet in French
Siouclet in French
Smelt in English
Stribefisk in Danish
Xanguet in Spanish
Xasclet in Spanish
Xuclet y mochó in Spanish
Zelenisi in Serbian

Bibliographic References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  2. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  4. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Direction 57 Addition to the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (a) of the specific names of Forty-seven species belonging to the classes Cyclostomata, Pisces, Amphibia and Reptilia, each of which is the type species of a genus, the name of which was placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology in the period up to the end of 1936 and (B) of the specific name of one species of the class Amphibia which is currently treated as a senior Subjective synonym of the name of such a species.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1D(D.18), 365-388 (1956)
  5. Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.
  6. Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.
  7. 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). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  8. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
  9. 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
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