WoRMS taxon details
Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
279625 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279625)
accepted
Species
Sparus virginicus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sparus virginicus 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 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279625 on 2026-08-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sparus virginicus 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 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]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
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 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 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (40 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Sparus virginicus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (95 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Porkfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anisotremus virginicus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus virginicus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (86 nucleotides; 80 proteins)
To GenBank (86 nucleotides; 80 proteins) (from synonym Sparus virginicus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Sparus virginicus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (95 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Porkfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anisotremus virginicus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus virginicus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (86 nucleotides; 80 proteins)
To GenBank (86 nucleotides; 80 proteins) (from synonym Sparus virginicus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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