WoRMS taxon details
Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792)
218999 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218999)
accepted
Species
Halichoeres fasciatus (Bloch, 1792) · unaccepted
Hemigymnus fuliginosus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
Hemigymuns fasciatus (Bloch, 1792) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Labrus fasciatus Bloch, 1792 · unaccepted
Labrus fuliginosus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Labrus malapteronotus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Mullus fasciatus Thunberg, 1795 · unaccepted
Scarus quinquefasciatus Bennett, 1830 · unaccepted
Scarus quinque-fasciatus Bennett, 1830 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Sparus meaco Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sparus zonatus Shaw, 1803 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Sparus zonephorus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tautoga leucomos Bleeker, 1858 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tautoga mertensii Valenciennes, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Thalassoma bilateralis von Bonde, 1934 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Labrus fasciatus Bloch, 1792) Bloch, M. E. (1792). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 6. i-xii + 1-126, Pls. 289-323., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41368209
page(s): 6, Pl. 290 [details]
page(s): 6, Pl. 290 [details]
Note Type species of genus. Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm.
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of genus. Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
Description Found mostly on coral reefs and reef flats at depths of 1 to at least 20 m. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans, molluscs and...
Description Found mostly on coral reefs and reef flats at depths of 1 to at least 20 m. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms (Ref. 9823). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218999 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Labrus fasciatus Bloch, 1792) Bloch, M. E. (1792). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 6. i-xii + 1-126, Pls. 289-323., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41368209
page(s): 6, Pl. 290 [details]
original description (of Tautoga leucomos Bleeker, 1858) Bleeker, P. (1858). Vierde bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Biliton. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 15 (no. 1): 219-240. [details]
original description (of Tautoga mertensii Valenciennes, 1839) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1839). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome treizième. Livre seizième. Des Labroïdes. v. 13, pp i-xix + 1-505 + 1 p., Pls. 369-388. [details]
original description (of Sparus meaco Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 54, 160 [details]
original description (of Sparus zonephorus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 51, 155 [details]
original description (of Labrus fuliginosus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 437, 493, Pl. 22 (fig. 3) [details]
original description (of Labrus malapteronotus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 450, 518, Pl. 31 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Scarus quinquefasciatus Bennett, 1830) Bennett, J. W. (1828-30). A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon. <em>London. First Edition.</em> i--viii + 30 unnumbered pp., Pls. 1-30. [details]
original description (of Thalassoma bilateralis von Bonde, 1934) von Bonde, C. (1934). A collection of marine fishes from Zanzibar. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> v. 7 (pt 3): 435-458, Pl. 23. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 6, Pl. 290 [details]
original description (of Tautoga leucomos Bleeker, 1858) Bleeker, P. (1858). Vierde bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Biliton. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 15 (no. 1): 219-240. [details]
original description (of Tautoga mertensii Valenciennes, 1839) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1839). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome treizième. Livre seizième. Des Labroïdes. v. 13, pp i-xix + 1-505 + 1 p., Pls. 369-388. [details]
original description (of Sparus meaco Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 54, 160 [details]
original description (of Sparus zonephorus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 51, 155 [details]
original description (of Labrus fuliginosus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 437, 493, Pl. 22 (fig. 3) [details]
original description (of Labrus malapteronotus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 450, 518, Pl. 31 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Scarus quinquefasciatus Bennett, 1830) Bennett, J. W. (1828-30). A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon. <em>London. First Edition.</em> i--viii + 30 unnumbered pp., Pls. 1-30. [details]
original description (of Thalassoma bilateralis von Bonde, 1934) von Bonde, C. (1934). A collection of marine fishes from Zanzibar. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> v. 7 (pt 3): 435-458, Pl. 23. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found mostly on coral reefs and reef flats at depths of 1 to at least 20 m. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms (Ref. 9823). [details]Type species Type species of genus. Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Labrus fasciatus Bloch, 1792)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hemigymnus fasciatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres fasciatus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Hemigymuns fasciatus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus fasciatus Bloch, 1792)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tautoga leucomos Bleeker, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Tautoga mertensii Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus meaco Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus zonephorus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus fuliginosus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus malapteronotus Lacepède, 1801)
To Fishbase (from synonym Scarus quinquefasciatus Bennett, 1830)
To Fishbase (from synonym Hemigymnus fuliginosus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase images (Hemigymnus fasciatus, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 45 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemigymnus fasciatus USNM 403347 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemigymnus fasciatus USNM 408291 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Labrus fasciatus Bloch, 1792)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hemigymnus fasciatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres fasciatus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Hemigymuns fasciatus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus fasciatus Bloch, 1792)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tautoga leucomos Bleeker, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Tautoga mertensii Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus meaco Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus zonephorus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus fuliginosus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus malapteronotus Lacepède, 1801)
To Fishbase (from synonym Scarus quinquefasciatus Bennett, 1830)
To Fishbase (from synonym Hemigymnus fuliginosus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase images (Hemigymnus fasciatus, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 45 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemigymnus fasciatus USNM 403347 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemigymnus fasciatus USNM 408291 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
