North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Atherina Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

125659 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125659)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Atherina (Atherina) hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Atherininae Risso, 1827

Synonymised names

Atherina (Hepsetia) Bonaparte, 1836 · alternative representation

Hepsetia Bonaparte, 1836 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Subgenus Atherina (Atherina)
1. Species Atherina (Atherina) hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810
Species Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Atherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829
Species Atherina bonapartii Boulenger, 1907 accepted as Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810
Species Atherina pontica Eichwald, 1831 accepted as Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810
Subgenus Atherina (Hepsetia) Bonaparte, 1836 represented as Hepsetia Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Atherina Linnaeus, 1758
1. Species Atherina (Hepsetia) boyeri Risso, 1810 represented as Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810
2. Species Atherina (Hepsetia) presbyter Cuvier, 1829 represented as Atherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 315 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Atherina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125659 on 2026-05-12

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Atherina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=125659 on 2026-05-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-06 06:55:51Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2012-11-16 10:21:31Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 315 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., 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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]