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Ammodytes Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

125909 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125909)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Ammodytidae Bonaparte, 1835

Direct children (21)

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Species Ammodytes americanus DeKay, 1842
Species Ammodytes dubius Reinhardt, 1837
Species Ammodytes heian Orr, Wildes & Kai, 2015
Species Ammodytes hexapterus Pallas, 1814
Species Ammodytes japonicus Duncker & Mohr, 1939
Species Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934
Species Ammodytes personatus Girard, 1856
Species Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ammodytes argenteus Risso, 1827 accepted as Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Species Ammodytes capensis Barnard, 1927 accepted as Gymnammodytes capensis (Barnard, 1927)
Species Ammodytes cicerellus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810) (misspelling)
Species Ammodytes cicerelus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Species Ammodytes gilli (Bean, 1895) accepted as Ammodytoides gilli (Bean, 1895) (senior synonym)
Species Ammodytes immaculatus Corbin, 1950 accepted as Hyperoplus immaculatus (Corbin, 1950)
Species Ammodytes lancea Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758 (junior synonym)
Species Ammodytes lanceolatus Le Sauvage, 1824 accepted as Hyperoplus lanceolatus (Le Sauvage, 1824) (new combination)
Species Ammodytes lucasanus Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938 accepted as Ammodytoides gilli (Bean, 1895)
Species Ammodytes semisquamatus Jourdain, 1879 accepted as Gymnammodytes semisquamatus (Jourdain, 1879)
Species Ammodytes siculus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Species Ammodytes terebrans Cisternas, 1875 accepted as Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Species Ammodytes tobiunus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)

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. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ammodytes Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125909 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 247 [details] Available for editors

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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]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]