WoRMS taxon details
Peprilus paru (Linnaeus, 1758)
159827 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159827)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon alepidotus Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
Peprilus alepidatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted (synonym)
Peprilus longipinnis (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted
Rhombus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted
Sternoptyx gardenii Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Stromateus gardenii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted
Stromateus longipinnis Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted
Stromateus paru Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Stromateus paru Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution Cape Elizabeth, Maine to Uruguay
Distribution Cape Elizabeth, Maine to Uruguay [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Peprilus paru (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159827 on 2026-05-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chaetodon alepidotus Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Stromateus paru Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Stromateus longipinnis Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 366 [details]
original description (of Sternoptyx gardenii Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 494 [details]
basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details]
original description (of Stromateus paru Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Stromateus longipinnis Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 366 [details]
original description (of Sternoptyx gardenii Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 494 [details]
basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [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
additional source
McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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]
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | star-fishharvestfishAmerican harvestfish | [details] |
| Spanish | palometa pámpano | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (56 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon alepidotus Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Stromateus paru Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Peprilus alepidotus) (from synonym Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Peprilus paru)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon alepidotus Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Stromateus paru Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Peprilus alepidatus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Fishbase (from synonym Sternoptyx gardenii Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Fishbase (from synonym Stromateus longipinnis Mitchill, 1815)
To Fishbase (from synonym Rhombus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Fishbase (from synonym Stromateus gardenii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Fishbase (from synonym Peprilus longipinnis (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon alepidotus Linnaeus, 1766)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 68 proteins)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 68 proteins) (from synonym Stromateus paru Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Peprilus alepidotus RAD114293-001) (from synonym Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Peprilus paru RAD114294-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Peprilus paru RAD114295-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon alepidotus Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Stromateus paru Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Peprilus alepidotus) (from synonym Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Peprilus paru)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon alepidotus Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Stromateus paru Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Peprilus alepidatus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Fishbase (from synonym Sternoptyx gardenii Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Fishbase (from synonym Stromateus longipinnis Mitchill, 1815)
To Fishbase (from synonym Rhombus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Fishbase (from synonym Stromateus gardenii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Fishbase (from synonym Peprilus longipinnis (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon alepidotus Linnaeus, 1766)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 68 proteins)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 68 proteins) (from synonym Stromateus paru Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Peprilus alepidotus RAD114293-001) (from synonym Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Peprilus paru RAD114294-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Peprilus paru RAD114295-001)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
