Species that contain: Leiognathus and argenteus [ 3 ] records

argentea, 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. Lectotype: QM I.1699. Paralectotypes: QM (1) missing. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Leiognathus argenteus Lacepède 1802, replaced by Leiognathus devisi Whitley 1929. Lectotype selected by Whitley 1932:105 [ref. 4675]. •Synonym of Leiognathus decorus (De Vis 1884) -- (Jones 1985:578 [ref. 21842] incorrectly with a holotype, Hoese & Bray 2006:1179 [ref. 29000]). •Possible synonym of Nuchequula gerreoides (Bleeker 1851) based on status of decorus. •Synonym of Eubleekeria splendens (Cuvier 1829) -- (Kottelat 2013:338 [ref. 32989], Chakrabarty & Sparks 2022:421 [ref. 39869]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Eubleekeria splendens (Cuvier 1829). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Habitat: marine.

argenteus, Leiognathus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:448, 449 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Holotype (unique): ZMB 8756 (dry). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:34 [ref. 15502]. The name equula is Latin for a young horse, the name does not decline (Kottelat 2013:340). Unneeded new name for Scomber edentulus Bloch 1795. •Synonym of Leiognathus equulus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Fricke 1999:260 [ref. 24106]). •Synonym of Leiognathus equula (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:339 [ref. 32989] with question, Chakrabarty & Sparks 2022:425 [ref. 39869]). Current status: Synonym of Leiognathus equula (Forsskål 1775). Leiognathidae: Leiognathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

devisi, Leiognathus Whitley [G. P.] 1929:113, Fig. 2 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 4665] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: QM I.1699. Paralectotypes: QM (1) missing. Replacement name for Equula argentea De Vis 1884, secondarily preoccupied in Leiognathus by Leiognathus argenteus Lacepède 1802 -- (Jones 1985:578 [ref. 21842]). Description by De Vis was based on two syntypes, only one remained and was wrongly designated as a holotype by Whitley 1929:115 [ref. 4665]. Whitley 1932:105 [ref. 4675] stated "Lectotype of Equula argentea De Vis = holotype of Leiognathus devisi Whitley, but devisi is a replacement name taking the same two types as Equula argentea De Vis. •Synonym of Leiognathus decorus (De Vis 1884) -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1179 [ref. 29000]). •Synonym of Nuchequula gerreoides (Bleeker 1851). •Synonym of Eubleekeria splendens (Cuvier 1829) -- (Kottelat 2013:338 [ref. 32989], Chakrabarty & Sparks 2022:421 [ref. 39869]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Eubleekeria splendens (Cuvier 1829). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Habitat: marine.