WoRMS taxon details
Sparus Linnaeus, 1758
126082 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126082)
accepted
Genus
Aurata Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817 · unaccepted (synonym)
Roughleyia Whitley, 1931 · unaccepted
- Species Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Sparus heterodus Peters, 1877
- Species Sparus abildgaardi Bloch, 1791 accepted as Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Sparus acromegalus (Osório, 1911) accepted as Virididentex acromegalus (Osório, 1911)
- Species Sparus acutirostris Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)
- Species Sparus alcedo Risso, 1810 accepted as Spicara smaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Sparus aldrovandi Nardo, 1827 accepted as Diplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
- Species Sparus anchorago Bloch, 1791 accepted as Choerodon anchorago (Bloch, 1791)
- Species Sparus annularis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sparus argentatus Houttuyn, 1782 accepted as Pennahia argentata (Houttuyn, 1782)
- Species Sparus aries (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) accepted as Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sparus auratus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Sparus aureolineatus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802)
- Species Sparus auriga (Valenciennes, 1843) accepted as Pagrus auriga Valenciennes, 1843
- Species Sparus bajonado Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Calamus bajonado (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Sparus bandatus Perry, 1810 accepted as Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)
- Species Sparus berda Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sparus bifasciatus (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Acanthopagrus bifasciatus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sparus bogaraveo Brünnich, 1768 accepted as Pagellus bogaraveo (Brünnich, 1768)
- Species Sparus boops Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Sparus brachysomus Lockington, 1880 accepted as Calamus brachysomus (Lockington, 1880)
- Species Sparus brama Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Sparus britannus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Gerres longirostris (Lacepède, 1801)
- Species Sparus bufonites Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sparus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Species Sparus caeruleosticus (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830) (misspelling)
- Species Sparus calamara Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sparus cantabricus Asso y del Rio, 1801 accepted as Pagellus bogaraveo (Brünnich, 1768)
- Species Sparus cantharus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Sparus cardinalis Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Evynnis cardinalis (Lacepède, 1802)
- Species Sparus castaneola Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Sparus caxis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792)
- Species Sparus centrodontus Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Pagellus bogaraveo (Brünnich, 1768)
- Species Sparus cernua Poggi, 1881 accepted as Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)
- Species Sparus choerorynchus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sparus chrysomelanus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Epinephelus striatus (Bloch, 1792) (synonym)
- Species Sparus chrysomelas Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Epinephelus striatus (Bloch, 1792)
- Species Sparus chrysops Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Stenotomus chrysops (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Sparus chrysopterus Kishinouye, 1907 accepted as Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782)
- Species Sparus chrysurus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791)
- Species Sparus cinctus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sparus coeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830) (misspelling)
- Species Sparus compressus White, 1790 accepted as Pempheris compressa (White, 1790)
- Species Sparus coracinus Asso y del Rio, 1801 accepted as Umbrina cirrosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Sparus crenidens Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Crenidens crenidens (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sparus cruentatus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Cephalopholis cruentata (Lacepède, 1802)
- Species Sparus cuning Bloch, 1791 accepted as Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791)
- Species Sparus datnia (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Acanthopagrus datnia (Hamilton, 1822) (senior synonym)
- Species Sparus dentatus Berkenhout, 1789 accepted as Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Sparus dentex Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sparus edentulus Günther, 1859 accepted as Gerres filamentosus Cuvier, 1829
- Species Sparus ehrenbergi (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Evynnis ehrenbergii (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Species Sparus ehrenbergii (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Evynnis ehrenbergii (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Species Sparus erythrinus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Sparus erythrourus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Gerres erythrourus (Bloch, 1791)
- Species Sparus falcatus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sparus fasciatus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)
- Species Sparus formosus Shaw, 1790 accepted as Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Sparus fuscescens Houttuyn, 1782 accepted as Sebastes fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782)
- Species Sparus galilaeus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sparus gibbosus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810)
- Species Sparus haffara Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Rhabdosargus haffara (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sparus hardwicke Bennett, 1830 accepted as Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1830)
- Species Sparus hasta (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Sparidentex hasta (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Species Sparus hasta Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sparus holocyaneos Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Scarus coeruleus (Edwards, 1771)
- Species Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770 accepted as Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770)
- Species Sparus japonicus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791)
- Species Sparus latus Houttuyn, 1782 accepted as Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782)
- Species Sparus lepisurus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym)
- Species Sparus lineatus Montagu, 1818 accepted as Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sparus longispinnis (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Acanthopagrus datnia (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Sparus lophus Fowler, 1925 accepted as Chrysoblephus lophus (Fowler, 1925)
- Species Sparus macrocephalus (Basilewsky, 1855) accepted as Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Bleeker, 1854)
- Species Sparus macrophthalmus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791)
- Species Sparus madagascariensis (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sparus maena Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Spicara maena (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Sparus major (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) accepted as Pagrus major (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
- Species Sparus malabaricus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lutjanus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (synonym)
- Species Sparus meaco Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792) (synonym)
- Species Sparus melanurus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Oblada melanurus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Sparus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1831 accepted as Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830)
- Species Sparus miniatus Forster, 1801 accepted as Lethrinus miniatus (Forster, 1801)
- Species Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sparus mylio Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Acanthopagrus catenula (Lacepède, 1801) (synonym)
- Species Sparus natalensis (Castelnau, 1861) accepted as Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sparus niger Turton, 1804 accepted as Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Sparus niger Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) (junior synonym)
- Species Sparus nigricans Gronow, 1854 accepted as Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829)
- Species Sparus nocht Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Diplodus noct (Valenciennes, 1830) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Sparus notatus Houttuyn, 1782 accepted as Ostorhinchus notatus (Houttuyn, 1782)
- Species Sparus osbeck Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Spicara maena (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Sparus oxyrhynchus Nardo, 1827 accepted as Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)
- Species Sparus pagrus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Basionym)
- Species Sparus palpebratus Boddaert, 1781 accepted as Photoblepharon palpebratum (Boddaert, 1781)
- Species Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792)
- Species Sparus psittacus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sparus puntazzo Cetti, 1777 accepted as Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)
- Species Sparus puntazzo Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)
- Species Sparus radiatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus raii Bloch, 1791 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Sparus raji (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus rhomboides Linnaeus, 1766 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus salpa Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus sarba Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus sargo Larrañaga, 1923 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus sargus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus scandens (Daldorff, 1797) (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus scirenga Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus sciurus Shaw, 1803 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus semiluna Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus sinensis Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus smaris Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Sparus sparlotus Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus sparulus Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus spinus Osbeck, 1757 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus spinus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus testudineus (Bloch, 1792) (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus tetracanthus Bloch, 1791 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus tranquebaricus Shaw, 1803 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus tricuspidatus Spinola, 1807 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Sparus trifasciatus Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Sparus vagus (Peters, 1852) (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus varatulus Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus vermicularis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus virginicus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus vittatus Bloch, 1791 (unaccepted)
- Species Sparus zebra Brünnich, 1768 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Sparus zonatus Shaw, 1803 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Sparus zonephorus Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Sparus australis (Günther, 1859) (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Sparus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126082 on 2024-08-17
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 277 [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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