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Species in the genus Equulites: [ 21 ] records

absconditus, Equulites Chakrabarty [P.] & Sparks [J. S.] in Chakrabarty, Chu, Nahar & Sparks 2010:18, Figs. 2 (Group A), 5 [Zootaxa No. 2427; ref. 30812] Market at Tonshi, 23°27'10.1"N, 120°08'19.3"E, Taiwan. Holotype: AMNH 239270. Paratypes: AMNH 239270 (1), 242666 (97); LSUMZ 13236 (1), 13339 (21); NTUM 5698 (2). •Valid as Equulites absconditus Chakrabarty & Sparks 2010 -- (Abraham et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31311], Sparks & Chakrabarty 2015:188 [ref. 33740]). •Synonym of Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Suzuki & Kimura 2023:19 [ref. 40749]). Current status: Synonym of Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Habitat: marine.

aethopos, Equulites Suzuki [H.] & Kimura [S.] 2017:[6], Figs. 2a, 4a, 7a [Ichthyological Research v. 64 (no. 3); ref. 35231] Southern Red Sea. Holotype: HUJ 16155. Paratypes: HUJ. •Valid as Equulites aethopos Suzuki & Kimura 2017- (Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[5] 243 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:88 [ref. 36273], Suzuki & Kimura 2023:13 [ref. 40749]). Current status: Valid as Equulites aethopos Suzuki & Kimura 2017. Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

berbis, Equula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:85 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, Egypt [Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea; Al-Luhayya, Yemen, Red Sea]. Neotype: HUJ 6204. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:33 [ref. 15502]. Based on Scomber equula var minimus Forsskål 1775. Nomen protectum according to Fricke 2008:34 [ref. 30182]. Neotype designated by Suzuki & Kimura 2023:24 [ref. 40749]. •See Randall 1995:193 [ref. 22896]. •Nomen dubium -- (Chakrabarty et al. 2010:20 [ref. 30812]). •Valid as Leiognathus berbis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dor 1984:134 [ref. 29757], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:225 [ref. 24016], Goren & Dor 1994:35 [ref. 25356], Woodland in Randall & Lim 2000:617 [ref. 25122], Woodland et al. 2001:2801 [ref. 26095], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:32 [ref. 27712], Fricke 2008:34 [ref. 30182], Alshawy et al. 2016:1 [ref. 35105], Fricke et al. 2018:191 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:88 [ref. 36273]). •Valid as Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Kailola 1971:126 [ref. 39475], Suzuki & Kimura 2023:18 [ref. 40749]). Nomen Protectum. Current status: Valid as Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835). Leiognathidae: Leiognathinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, east Africa and Madagascar, Iran, Pakistan, India, east to Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, China, Taiwan, north to Okinawa Island, Japan; Mediterranean Sea and Sea of Marmara (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: brackish, marine.

edwardsi, Leiognathus Evermann [B. W.] & Seale [A.] 1907:68, Fig. 7 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 607) (for 1906); ref. 1285] San Fabian, Pangasinan, Luzon Island Philippines. Holotype (unique): USNM 55904. •Synonym of Leiognathus leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Jones 1985:590 [ref. 21842]). •Valid as Leiognathus edwardsi Evermann & Seale 1907 -- (Woodland et al. 2001:2796 [ref. 26095]). •Synonym of Equulites leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Suzuki & Kimura 2023:29 [ref. 40749]). Current status: Synonym of Equulites leuciscus (Günther 1860). Leiognathidae: Leiognathinae. Habitat: marine.

elongata, Equula Günther [A.] 1874:369 [2] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 14 (no. 83) (art. 47); ref. 2006] North Sulawesi. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1872.4.6.105. •Valid as Leiognathus elongatus (Günther 1874) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:127 [ref. 19754], Dunlap & McFall-Ngai 1984:884 [ref. 21845], Uyeno & Yabumoto in Masuda et al. 1984:158 [ref. 6441], Jones 1985:581 [ref. 21842], Smith 1986:620 [ref. 5712], Allen & Swainston 1988:76 [ref. 25477], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:346 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:118 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:164 [ref. 25488], Fricke 1999:261 [ref. 24106], Nakabo 2000:810 [ref. 25086], Woodland in Randall & Lim 2000:617 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:33 [ref. 25847], Woodland et al. 2001:2807 [ref. 26095], Nakabo 2002:810 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:334, 609 [ref. 26218], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S108 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:33 [ref. 27712], Ikejima et al. 2004:908 [ref. 27755], Sparks & Dunlap 2004:7 [ref. 27928], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:276 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:240 [ref. 28239], Ra et al. 2005:92 [ref. 28304], Hoese & Bray 2006:1179 [ref. 29000]). •Valid as Photoplagios elongatus (Günther 1874) -- (Sparks 2006:1 [ref. 28783], Sparks & Chakrabarty 2007:622 [ref. 29261]). •Valid as Equulites elongata (Günther 1874) -- (Kimura et al. 2008:204 [ref. 29614], Chakrabarty et al. 2010:18 [ref. 30812], Chakrabarty et al. 2010:120 [ref. 31090], Golani et al. 2011:S75 [ref. 31436]. Larson et al. 2013:126 [ref. 32988]). •Valid as Equulites elongatus (Günther 1874) -- (Bogorodsky et al. 2014:423 [ref. 33460], Suzuki & Kimura 2017:[7] [ref. 35231], Ali et al. 2018:324 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:189 [ref. 35805], Eagderi et al. 2019:75 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:149 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 22 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:437 [ref. 37272], Kovačić et al. 2021:88 [ref. 39014], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:177 [ref. 41223], Balisco et al. 2023:5 [ref. 39932], Suzuki & Kimura 2023:17 [ref. 40749]). Current status: Valid as Equulites elongatus (Günther 1874). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Myanmar, Indonesia (Ambon and north Sulawesi), and northern Australia. IUCN (2020): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

elongatus, Leiognathus Smith [H. M.] & Pope [T. E. B.] 1906:466, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 31 (no. 1489); ref. 4058] Kagoshima, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 55613. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Leiognathus by Equula elongata Günther 1874, replaced by Macilentichthys popei Whitley 1932. •Synonym of Leiognathus elongatus (Günther 1874) -- (Dunlap & McFall-Ngai 1984:886 [ref. 21845], Jones 1985:581 [ref. 21842]). •Synonym of Equulites elongatus (Günther 1874) -- (Kimura 2009:128 [ref. 30426]). •Synonym of Equulites popei (Whitley 1932) -- (Suzuki & Kimura 2023:17 [ref. 40749]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Equulites popei (Whitley 1932). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Habitat: marine.

hastatus, Liognathus Ogilby [J. D.] 1912:58 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 1; ref. 14855] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.878. Replacement name for Equula longispina De Vis 1884, preoccupied by Equula longispinis Valenciennes 1835. •Synonym of Leiognathus leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1180 [ref. 29000]). •Synonym of Leiognathus moretoniensis Ogilby 1912 -- (Woodland et al. 2001:2812 [ref. 26095]). •Synonym of Equulites leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Suzuki & Kimura 2023:30 [ref. 40749]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Equulites leuciscus (Günther 1860). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Habitat: marine.

klunzingeri, Equula Steindachner [F.] 1898:199 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 35 (no. 19) (for 14July 1898); ref. 20495] Al Ghulayfiqah, Yemen [Gulf of Suez, Egypt, Red Sea]. Lectotype: NMW 76009-6. Paralectotypes: (several) NMW 22366 (1), 59908-09 (21, 8), 59904 (1), 68276-81 (8, 26, 9, 4, 2, 13), 76008-09 (1, 7). Later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1898:782, pl. 1 (figs. 2-2a) [ref. 14693]. Lectotype selected by Suzuki & Kimura 2023:20 [ref. 40749]. •Valid as Leiognathus klunzingeri (Steindachner 1898) -- (Chabanaud 1934:158 [ref. 42736], Tortonese 1973:390 [ref. 7192], Dor 1984:135 [ref. 29757], Roux in Whitehead et al. 1986:856 [ref. 13676], Goren & Dor 1994:35 [ref. 25356], Golani 1998:97 [ref. 27567], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:88 [ref. 26753], Dulĉić & Pallaoro 2002:523 [ref. 26144], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:274 [ref. 28072], Golani 2005:41 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:85 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:46 [ref. 36649]). •Valid, tentatively as Photoplagios klunzingeri (Steindachner 1898) -- (Sparks et al. 2005:315 [ref. 28434]). •Valid as Photoplagios klunzingeri (Steindachner 1898) -- (Sparks 2006:1 [ref. 28783], Sparks & Chakrabarty 2007:622 [ref. 29261]). •Valid as Equulites klunzingeri (Steindachner 1898) -- (Kimura et al. 2008:204 [ref. 29614], Chakrabarty et al. 2010:18 [ref. 30812], Chakrabarty & Sparks 2008:6 [ref. 29788], Golani et al. 2011:S75 [ref. 31436], Bogorodsky et al. 2014:423 [ref. 33460], Suzuki & Kimura 2017:[11] [ref. 35231], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[21] 259 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:88 [ref. 36273], Artüz & Fricke 2019:556 [ref. 36612], Khajavi et al. 2019:537 [ref. 37194], Bariche & Fricke 2020:130 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:33 [ref. 37519], Golani 2021:51 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:60 [ref. 39014], Chakrabarty & Sparks 2022:419 [ref. 39869], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:177 [ref. 41223]). •Synonym of Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Suzuki & Kimura 2023:19 [ref. 40749]). Current status: Synonym of Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Habitat: marine.

laterofenestra, Photoplagios Sparks [J. S.] & Chakrabarty [P.] 2007:624, Figs. 3-4 [Copeia 2007 (no. 3); ref. 29261] Samar Sea, Carigara Bay, Leyte, Philippines, 11°55'42"N, 124°28'48"E to 11°53'48"N, 124°29'06", depth 0 - 86 meters. Holotype: USNM 387899. Paratypes: AMNH 238682 (2); USNM 228508 (4). •Valid as Photoplagios laterofenestra Sparks & Chakrabarty 2007. •Valid as Equulites laterofenestra (Sparks & Chakrabarty 2007) -- (Kimura et al. 2008:204 [ref. 29614], Chakrabarty & Sparks 2008:6 [ref. 29788], Chakrabarty et al. 2008:156 [ref. 32414], Chakrabarty et al. 2009:155 [ref. 30295], Chakrabarty et al. 2010:18 [ref. 30812], Chakrabarty et al. 2010:110 [ref. 31090], Suzuki & Kimura 2017:[11] [ref. 35231], Motomura et al. 2017:122 [ref. 35490], Chakrabarty & Sparks 2022:420 [ref. 39869], Suzuki & Kimura 2023:26 [ref. 40749]). Current status: Valid as Equulites laterofenestra (Sparks & Chakrabarty 2007). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sri Lanka east to Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines, and south to Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia. Habitat: marine.

leuciscus, Equula Günther [A.] 1860:503 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 2; ref. 1963] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1858.4.21.243. •Valid as Leiognathus leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Uyeno & Yabumoto in Masuda et al. 1984:158 [ref. 6441], Jones 1985:590 [ref. 21842], Allen & Swainston 1988:76 [ref. 25477], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:289 [ref. 24014], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:348 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:118 [ref. 23977], Nakabo 2000:812 [ref. 25086], Woodland in Randall & Lim 2000:617 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:33 [ref. 25847], Woodland et al. 2001:2810 [ref. 26095], Nakabo 2002:812 [ref. 26001], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S108 [ref. 27377], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:83 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:121 [ref. 27715], Sparks & Dunlap 2004:7 [ref. 27928], Hoese & Bray 2006:1180 [ref. 29000]). •Valid as Photoplagios leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Sparks et al. 2005:315 [ref. 28434], Sparks 2006:1 [ref. 28783], Sparks & Chakrabarty 2007:622 [ref. 29261], Yamanoue & Toda 2008:205 [ref. 29613]). •Valid as Equulites leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Kimura et al. 2008:204 [ref. 29614], Chakrabarty & Sparks 2008:6 [ref. 29788], Kimura 2009:129 [ref. 30426], Chakrabarty et al. 2010:15 [ref. 30812], Chakrabarty et al. 2010:111 [ref. 31090], Abraham et al. 2011:13 [ref. 31311], Allen & Erdmann 2012:441 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:126 [ref. 32988], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34319], Psomadakis et al. 2015:234 [ref. 34104], Suzuki & Kimura 2017:[11] [ref. 35231], Fricke et al. 2018:189 [ref. 35805], Miki in Koeda & Ho 2019:759 [ref. 42393], Sparks & Chakrabarty 2019:9 [ref. 36798], Psomadakis et al. 2020:438 [ref. 37272], Sharifuzzaman et al. 2021:[3] [ref. 38872], Chakrabarty & Sparks 2022:420 [ref. 39869], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:179 [ref. 41223] as sp. cf. leuciscus, Suzuki & Kimura 2023:29 [ref. 40749], Allen & Erdmann 2024:469 [ref. 40796], Golani 2025:150 [ref. 42002]). Current status: Valid as Equulites leuciscus (Günther 1860). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Oman, Seychelles and Madagascar east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to Taiwan and China, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia; eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea migrant). IUCN (2017): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

lineolata, Equula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:86 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Java, Indonesia. "Syntypes": MNHN A-6738 (largest, 46 mm), MNHN A-6738 (smallest), A-6739 (1, poor condition), 1988-0327 [ex MNHN A-6739] (1, poor condition), 1988-0328 [ex MNHN A-6739] (2); Antjer specimens not found. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:20 [ref. 15502]. Jones 1985:575 [ref. 21842] designated two specimens as lectotypes; Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:22 restricted the designation to one specimen so they designated the lectotype, but see Sparks 2006:15 [ref. 28783]. See also Suzuki & Kimura 2023:44 [ref. 40749]. •Synonym of Leiognathus bindus (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Jones 1985:573 [ref. 21842]). •Valid as Leiognathus lineolatus (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Uyeno & Yabumoto in Masuda et al. 1984:158 [ref. 6441], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:393 [ref. 23876], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:290 [ref. 24014], Goren & Dor 1994:36 [ref. 25356], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:xii [ref. 21953], Chen et al. 1997:77 [ref. 26476], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:100 [ref. 26368], Choi et al. 2003:334, 609 [ref. 26218], Ra et al. 2005:93 [ref. 28304]). •See Randall 1995:193 [ref. 22896]. •Valid as Photoplagios lineolatus (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Sparks et al. 2005:315 [ref. 28434], Sparks 2006:15 [ref. 28783] but status uncertain, Sparks 2006:1, 12 [ref. 28783]). •In genus Equulites Fowler 1904 -- (Kimura et al. 2008:204-205 [ref. 29614]). •Valid as Equulites lineolatus (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Ali et al. 2018:324 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:190 [ref. 35805], Eagderi et al. 2019:76 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:149 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 22 [ref. 38321]). •Nomen Dubium -- (Suzuki & Kimura 2023:44 [ref. 40749]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Synonym of Equulites. Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Habitat: marine.

longispina, Equula De Vis [C. W.] 1884:542 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 4899] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.878 [not AMS I.465]. Apparently described independently from (and preoccupied by) Equula longispinis Valenciennes 1835, replaced by Leiognathus hastatus Ogilby 1912. Objectively invalid. The holotype is QM I.878 and not AMS I.465 as given by Whitley 1932:107 [ref. 4675]. •Synonym of Leiognathus leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Jones 1985:590 [ref. 21842]). •Synonym of Equulites leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Suzuki & Kimura 2023:29 [ref. 40749]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Equulites leuciscus (Günther 1860). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Habitat: marine.

macrolepis, Equulites Suzuki [H.], Osmany [H. B.] & Kimura [S.] in Suzuki & Kimura 2023:33, Figs. 5d, 9d, 10d, 20 [Ichthyological Research v. 71 (no. 2); ref. 40749] West Wharf Fish Harbor, Karachi, Pakistan Holotype: FRLM 49835. Paratypes: FRLM 49838 (1), 49839 (1), THNHM F023383 (1). •Valid as Equulites macrolepis Suzuki, Osmany & Kimura 2023. Current status: Valid as Equulites macrolepis Suzuki, Osmany & Kimura 2023. Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: off Karachi, Pakistan and Phuket, western coast of Thailand. Habitat: marine.

mediterraneus, Leiognathus Rhasis Erazi [R. A.] 1943:49, Fig. [Compte Rendu Annuel / Société Turque Sciences Physiques et Naturelles v. 10 (1942-43); ref. 13183] Iskenderun, southeastern Turkey, eastern Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Original not seen. •Synonym of Leiognathus klunzingeri (Steindachner 1898) -- (Tortonese 1973:390 [ref. 7192], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:88 [ref. 26753]). •Synonym of Equulites klunzingeri (Steindachner 1898) -- (Chakrabarty & Sparks 2022:419 [ref. 39869]). •Synonym of Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Suzuki & Kimura 2023:19 [ref. 40749]). Current status: Synonym of Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Habitat: marine.

minimus, Scomber equula Forsskål [P. S.] in Niebuhr 1775:58, xii [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea; Al-Luhayya, Yemen, Red Sea. Named on p. xii, tied to description on p. 58 through common name. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:34 [ref. 30182]. Nomen oblitum according to Fricke 2008:34 [ref. 30182]. •Synonym of Leiognathus berbis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dor 1984:134 [ref. 29757], Golani & Fricke 2018:88 [ref. 36273]). •Synonym of Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835) Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835). Leiognathidae: Leiognathinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

novaehollandiae, Equula Steindachner [F.] 1879:31 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 20480] Cleveland Bay, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 19°16'S, 146°48'E. Holotype (unique): SMNS 2285 (discarded in 1958). Type catalog: Fricke 1995:16 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:46 [ref. 29864]. Originally as novae Hollandiae, correction mandatory; later described in more detail in Steindachner 1879:11 [ref. 4228]. •Synonym of Leiognathus leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Jones 1985:590 [ref. 21842], Woodland et al. 2001:2810 [ref. 26095]). •Synonym of Equulites leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Chakrabarty & Sparks 2022:420 [ref. 39869]). •Nomen Dubium -- (Suzuki & Kimura 2023:32 [ref. 40749]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Synonym of Equulites. Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Habitat: marine.

oblonga, Equula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:85 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Lectotype: MNHN A-6754. Paralectotype: A-6756 (1) Malabar. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:21 [ref. 15502] with holotype (A-6754) and paratype. Sparks & Chakrabarty 2019:9 [ref. 36798] report MNHN A-6754 as holotype. Lectotype selected by Suzuki & Kimura 2023:36 [ref. 40749]. •Synonym of Leiognathus berbis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dor 1984:136 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Leiognathus oblongus (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Randall 1995:193 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:170 [ref. 23922], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:223 [ref. 27511] with author as Lacepède 1803, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S108 [ref. 27377], Chakrabarty et al. 2010:21 [ref. 30812]). •Valid as Equulites oblongus (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Kimura 2009:129 [ref. 30426], Yoshida et al. 2013:124 [ref. 34464], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2015:47 [ref. 34319], Psomadakis et al. 2015:234 [ref. 34104], Suzuki & Kimura 2017:[12] [ref. 35231], Motomura et al. 2017:123 [ref. 35490], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2018:145 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:75 [ref. 37020], Miki in Koeda & Ho 2019:760 [ref. 42393], Sparks & Chakrabarty 2019:9 [ref. 36798], Psomadakis et al. 2020:438 [ref. 37272], Giat in Motomura et al. 2021:31 [ref. 38121], Suzuki & Kimura 2023:36 [ref. 40749], Vilasri et al. 2023:84 [ref. 40764], Suzuki & Kimura 2025:45 [ref. 42700]). Current status: Valid as Equulites oblongus (Valenciennes 1835). Leiognathidae: Leiognathinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India and Sri Lanka east to Philippines and eastern Indonesia, north to Kagoshima (Japan). IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

popei, Macilentichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1932:114 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 10 (pt 2); ref. 4675] Kagoshima, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 55613. Replacement name for Leiognathus elongatus Smith & Pope 1906, preoccupied in Leiognathus by Equula elongata Günther 1874. •Synonym of Leiognathus elongatus (Günther 1874) -- (Dunlap & McFall-Ngai 1984:888 [ref. 21845], Jones 1985:581 [ref. 21842]). •Synonym of Photoplagios elongatus (Günther 1874) -- (Sparks 2006:1 [ref. 28783]). •Synonym of Equulites elongatus (Günther 1874). •Valid as Equulites popei (Whitley 1932) -- (Suzuki & Kimura 2017:[10] [ref. 35231], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[21] 259 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:88 [ref. 36273], Ergüden et al. 2019:372 [ref. 37185], Miki in Koeda & Ho 2019:761 [ref. 42393], Mavruk et al. 2019:261 [ref. 37240], Bariche & Fricke 2020:131 [ref. 37515], Ibrahim et al. 2020:[2] [ref. 37591], Golani 2021:51 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:60 [ref. 39014] as Equuilites popei, Suzuki & Kimura 2023:17 [ref. 40749], Abd Rabou et al. 2024:128 [ref. 41250] as cf. popei, Kai & Gosho 2025:61 [ref. 42505]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Equulites popei (Whitley 1932). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: southern Mozambique, Oman, east to Philippines, north to southern Japan (Okinawa Island); Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine.

rivulata, Equula Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:126, Pl. 67 (fig. 2) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype: RMNH 1438. Type catalog: Boeseman 1947:110 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Leiognathus rivulatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Uyeno & Yabumoto in Masuda et al. 1984:158 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:812 [ref. 25086], Woodland in Randall & Lim 2000:617 [ref. 25122], Shimizu 2001:30 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:812 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:334, 609 [ref. 26218], Ikejima et al. 2004:908 [ref. 27755], Sparks & Dunlap 2004:7 [ref. 27928], Ra et al. 2005:94 [ref. 28304]). •Valid as Photoplagios rivulatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Sparks et al. 2005:315 [ref. 28434], Sparks 2006:1 [ref. 28783], Sparks & Chakrabarty 2007:622 [ref. 29261]). •Valid as Equulites rivulatus (Temminck & Sclegel 1845) -- (Kimura et al. 2008:204 [ref. 29614], Chakrabarty et al. 2010:18 [ref. 30812], Suzuki & Kimura 2017:[12] [ref. 35231], Kim et al. 2020:129 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:66 [ref. 37637], Suzuki & Kimura 2023:40 [ref. 40749], Sakurai et al. 2024:75 [ref. 41426], Kai & Gosho 2025:61 [ref. 42505]). Current status: Valid as Equulites rivulatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: China and Taiwan north to Korean Peninsula and Miyagi Prefecture (Japan). Habitat: marine.

ryukyuensis, Equulites Kimura [S.] & Suzuki [H.] in Suzuki & Kimura 2023:41, Figs. 4g, 5g, 6g, 9g, 10h, 24 [Ichthyological Research v. 71 (no. 2); ref. 40749] Yagachi Fishing Port, Yagachi Island, Nago, Okinawa, Japan, 26.5201N, 128.0346E. Holotype: FRLM 43321. Paratypes: FRLM, KAUM-I, NSMT, URM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Equulites ryukyuensis Kimura & Suzuki 2023. Current status: Valid as Equulites ryukyuensis Kimura & Suzuki 2023. Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Iriomote, Ishigaki and Okinawa islands, Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Habitat: marine.

vermiculatus, Leiognathus Fowler [H. W.] 1904:513, Pl. 15 (lower left fig.) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ANSP 27525. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:119 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Leiognathus leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Jones 1985:590 [ref. 21842], Sparks 2006:13 [ref. 28783]). •Synonym of Equulites leuciscus (Günther 1860) -- (Kimura et al. 2008:204 [ref. 29614], Chakrabarty & Sparks 2022:420 [ref. 39869]). •Synonym of Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Suzuki & Kimura 2023:19 [ref. 40749]). Current status: Synonym of Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Habitat: marine.