Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Haemulopsis leuciscus
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Suborder
Percoidei
Family
Haemulidae
Genus
Haemulopsis
Species
leuciscus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Brachydeuterus leuciscus (Günther, 1864), Pomadasys leuciscus (Günther, 1864), Pristipoma leuciscus Günther, 1864, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Salazar, S. (1999) Dieta, tamaño poblacional e interacción con desechos costeros del lobo marino Zalophus californianus wollebaeki en las Islas Galápagos. Tesis de licenciatura en Ciencias Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Haemulopsis leuciscus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17388. Accessed 3 November 2026.