ensifera, Equula Cuvier [G.] 1829:212 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Indian seas [Tharangambadi]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 8756 (dry). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:34 [ref. 15502]. Available from footnote as, "Eq. ensifera, Nob., ou Scomber edentulus, Bl., 428, ou Leyognathe argenté, Lacép." Replacement name for Scomber edetulus Block 1795. Also described in Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:66 [ref. 1004]. •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.