WoRMS taxon details

Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

To NHMUK collection (Perca labrax Linnaeus, 1758; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2584657)
To NHMUK collection (Perca labrax Linnaeus, 1758; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2584657)

126975 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126975)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order)
  11. Moronidae (Family)
  12. Dicentrarchus (Genus)
  13. Dicentrarchus labrax (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Perca labrax Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 290 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126975 on 2026-08-06
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Perca elongata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) Geoffroy St. Hilaire, E. (1817). Poissons du Nil, de la mer Rouge et de la Méditerranée. <em>In: Description de l'Egypte ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expedition de l'Armée français, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté-L'Empereur Napoléon le Grand. (Imprimerie Impériale). Paris. Histoire Naturelle.</em> v. 1 (part 1). Pls. 18-27. [details] 

original description (of Sciaena diacantha 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): 58, Pl. 302 [details] 

original description (of Perca labrax Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 290 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Perca sinuosa Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) Geoffroy St. Hilaire, E. (1817). Poissons du Nil, de la mer Rouge et de la Méditerranée. <em>In: Description de l'Egypte ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expedition de l'Armée français, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté-L'Empereur Napoléon le Grand. (Imprimerie Impériale). Paris. Histoire Naturelle.</em> v. 1 (part 1). Pls. 18-27.
page(s): no page number, Pl. 20 (fig. 3) [details] 

original description (of Labrax linnei Malm, 1877) Malm, A. W. (1877). Göteborgs och Bohusläns fauna, ryggradsdjuren. <em>Göteborg Handelstidning Akteriolags Tryckeri Göteborg.</em> 1-674, Pls. 1-9., available online at https://books.google.be/books?id=Y7ctAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=pt-PT&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false [details] 

original description (of Labrax vulgaris Guérin-Méneville, 1829-38) Guérin-Méneville, F.E. (1829 - 1843). Iconographie du régne animal de G. Cuvier. [Representation d'apres nature de l'une des especes les plus remarquables et souvent non encore figurees, de chaque genre d'animaux. [Iconography of the animal kingdom by G. Cuvier.]. <em>Planches des Animaux invertébrés. Zoophytes. 2. Crustacées. A. Londres publisher. (Publication began in 1829).</em> :1-48, [ Copepods pl. 35, This plate was published in 1837.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27813845
page(s): 5, Pl. 1 (fig. 4) [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Centropomus lupus 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): 250, 267 [details] 

original description (of Centropomus mullus 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): 251, 268 [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] 

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] OpenAccess publication

Other

context source (WoRCS) Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

context source (BeRMS 2020) Fish trawl survey: ICES Beam Trawl Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010., available online at http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk [details] 

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details] 

additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420037449.ch8 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

 
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Marine Life Information Network - UK 
To Barcode of Life (81 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Roccus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Labrax elongatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Labrax labrax (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Perca diacantha (Bloch, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (145 publications) (from synonym Perca labrax Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Centropomus lupus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Labrax linnei Malm, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Dicentrarchus elongatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Perca elongata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dicentrarchus lupus (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Centropomus mullus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (466 publications) (from synonym Labrax lupus (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Labrax vulgaris Guérin-Méneville, 1829-38)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications) (from synonym Morone labrax (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Labrax diacanthus (Bloch, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Sciaena diacantha Bloch, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Sciaena labrax (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Perca sinuosa Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
To Dyntaxa 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dicentrarchus labrax) 
To FAO Cultured Aquatic species fact sheets 
To FAO Species fact sheets 
To FishBase 
To FishBase (from synonym Morone labrax (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Roccus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena labrax (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca labrax Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Perca elongata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Perca diacantha (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena diacantha Bloch, 1792)
To FishBase (from synonym Dicentrarchus lupus (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Dicentrarchus elongatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax diacanthus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax elongatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca sinuosa Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax vulgaris Guérin-Méneville, 1829-38)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax lupus (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax labrax (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Centropomus lupus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Centropomus mullus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax linnei Malm, 1877)
To Fishipedia 
To GenBank (297611 nucleotides; 57450 proteins) 
To GenBank (297611 nucleotides; 57450 proteins) (from synonym Morone labrax (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (297611 nucleotides; 57450 proteins) (from synonym Roccus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (297611 nucleotides; 57450 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena labrax (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (297611 nucleotides; 57450 proteins) (from synonym Labrax labrax (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (297611 nucleotides; 57450 proteins) (from synonym Perca labrax Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened) 
To NHMUK collection (Perca labrax Linnaeus, 1758; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2584657) (from synonym Perca labrax Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI 
To ITIS
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