WoRMS taxon details
Chrysochir aurea (Richardson, 1846)
1805636 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1805636)
accepted
Species
Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Johnius birtwistlei Fowler, 1931 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Johnius ophiceps (Alcock, 1889) · unaccepted
Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pseudusciaena birtwistlei (Fowler, 1931) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sciaena incerta Vinciguerra, 1926 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sciaena ophiceps Alcock, 1889 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846) Richardson, J. (1846). Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. <em>Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]:.</em> 187-320. [details]
WoRMS (2026). Chrysochir aurea (Richardson, 1846). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1805636 on 2026-01-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sciaena ophiceps Alcock, 1889) Alcock, A. W. (1889). Natural history notes from H. M.'s Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' ... .--No. 12. Descriptions of some new and rare species of fishes from the Bay of Bengal, obtained during the season of 1888-89. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> v. 58 (pt 2, no. 3): 296-305, Pl. 22. [details]
original description (of Johnius birtwistlei Fowler, 1931) Fowler, H. W. (1931). A small collection of fishes from Singapore. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 83: 443-448. [details]
original description (of Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846) Richardson, J. (1846). Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. <em>Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]:.</em> 187-320. [details]
basis of record 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]
original description (of Johnius birtwistlei Fowler, 1931) Fowler, H. W. (1931). A small collection of fishes from Singapore. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 83: 443-448. [details]
original description (of Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846) Richardson, J. (1846). Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. <em>Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]:.</em> 187-320. [details]
basis of record 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]
To Barcode of Life (73 barcodes) (from synonym Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sciaena incerta Vinciguerra, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Johnius ophiceps (Alcock, 1889))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Johnius birtwistlei Fowler, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sciaena ophiceps Alcock, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chrysochir aureus) (from synonym Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena ophiceps Alcock, 1889)
To FishBase (from synonym Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius birtwistlei Fowler, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius ophiceps (Alcock, 1889))
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena incerta Vinciguerra, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudusciaena birtwistlei (Fowler, 1931))
To GenBank (81 nucleotides; 115 proteins) (from synonym Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846)
To GenBank (81 nucleotides; 115 proteins) (from synonym Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846))
To NHMUK collection (Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2541306) (from synonym Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sciaena incerta Vinciguerra, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Johnius ophiceps (Alcock, 1889))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Johnius birtwistlei Fowler, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sciaena ophiceps Alcock, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chrysochir aureus) (from synonym Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena ophiceps Alcock, 1889)
To FishBase (from synonym Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius birtwistlei Fowler, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius ophiceps (Alcock, 1889))
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena incerta Vinciguerra, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudusciaena birtwistlei (Fowler, 1931))
To GenBank (81 nucleotides; 115 proteins) (from synonym Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846)
To GenBank (81 nucleotides; 115 proteins) (from synonym Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846))
To NHMUK collection (Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2541306) (from synonym Otolithus aureus Richardson, 1846)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
