WoRMS taxon details
Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758
126054 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126054)
accepted
Genus
Callaus Jordan, 1889 · unaccepted (Currently under validation...)
Currently under validation (September 2023)
Coracinus Pallas, 1814 · unaccepted (synonym)
Corvina Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Scianea · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Species Sciaena callaensis Hildebrand, 1946
- Species Sciaena deliciosa (Tschudi, 1846)
- Species Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Sciaena abumgaterin Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Plectorhinchus gaterinus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena albida (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Daysciaena albida (Cuvier, 1830)
- Species Sciaena aluta Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Stellifer chrysoleuca (Günther, 1867)
- Species Sciaena aneus (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Pennahia aneus (Bloch, 1793) (misspelling)
- Species Sciaena angolensis Norman, 1935 accepted as Miracorvina angolensis (Norman, 1935)
- Species Sciaena antarctica Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
- Species Sciaena aquila (Lacepède, 1803) accepted as Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801) (synonym)
- Species Sciaena argentata Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena argentea Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena argentimaculata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena armata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Carangoides ciliarius (Rüppell, 1830)
- Species Sciaena axillaris (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Kathala axillaris (Cuvier, 1830)
- Species Sciaena barbata Larrañaga, 1923 accepted as Pogonias cromis (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Sciaena bathytatos Chao & Miller, 1975 accepted as Protosciaena bathytatos (Chao & Miller, 1975)
- Species Sciaena bedoti Regan, 1905 accepted as Bairdiella ronchus (Cuvier, 1830)
- Species Sciaena belangeri (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830) (misspelling)
- Species Sciaena belengeri (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830)
- Species Sciaena bleekeri Day, 1876 accepted as Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker, 1863)
- Species Sciaena bohar Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym)
- Species Sciaena capensis (Pappe, 1853) accepted as Umbrina ronchus Valenciennes, 1843
- Species Sciaena carutta (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Johnius carutta Bloch, 1793
- Species Sciaena cataphracta Thunberg, 1790 accepted as Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn, 1782) (synonym)
- Species Sciaena cestreus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Umbrina cirrosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Sciaena ciliata Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède, 1802)
- Species Sciaena cinerascens Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena cirrosa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Umbrina cirrosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Sciaena coitor (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Johnius coitor (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Sciaena crocea Richardson, 1846 accepted as Larimichthys crocea (Richardson, 1846)
- Species Sciaena croker Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Sciaena cuja (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Macrospinosa cuja (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Sciaena cultrata Forster, 1801 accepted as Bathystethus cultratus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Sciaena cylindrica Bloch, 1792 accepted as Parapercis cylindrica (Bloch, 1792)
- Species Sciaena diacantha Bloch, 1792 accepted as Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sciaena diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) accepted as Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
- Species Sciaena distincta Tanaka, 1916 accepted as Johnius distinctus (Tanaka, 1916)
- Species Sciaena dubia Fowler & Bean, 1923 accepted as Ctenosciaena gracilicirrhus (Metzelaar, 1919) (synonym)
- Species Sciaena dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1833) accepted as Johnius amblycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
- Species Sciaena dussumieri (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Johnius dussumieri (Cuvier, 1830)
- Species Sciaena dussumierii (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Johnius dussumieri (Cuvier, 1830) (misspelling)
- Species Sciaena dux Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Pseudotolithus typus Bleeker, 1863
- Species Sciaena dux Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Pseudotolithus senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1833)
- Species Sciaena dux Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Pseudotolithus elongatus (Bowdich, 1825)
- Species Sciaena elongata Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Pseudotolithus elongatus (Bowdich, 1825)
- Species Sciaena ensifera Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Bairdiella ensifera (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- Species Sciaena epipercus (Bleeker, 1863) accepted as Pseudotolithus epipercus (Bleeker, 1863)
- Species Sciaena ericymba Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Stellifer ericymba (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- Species Sciaena faetela Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Plectorhinchus faetela (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena fasciata (Tschudi, 1846) accepted as Cheilotrema fasciatum Tschudi, 1846
- Species Sciaena formosa Shaw, 1812 accepted as Cephalopholis formosa (Shaw, 1812)
- Species Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena gaterina Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Plectorhinchus gaterinus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena ghanam Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Scolopsis ghanam (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena gibba Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena gilberti Abbott, 1899 accepted as Cilus gilberti (Abbott, 1899)
- Species Sciaena glaucus Day, 1876 accepted as Johnius glaucus (Day, 1876)
- Species Sciaena goma Tanaka, 1915 accepted as Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
- Species Sciaena grandoculis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym)
- Species Sciaena hamrur Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena harak Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lethrinus harak (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena heinii Steindachner, 1902 accepted as Argyrosomus heinii (Steindachner, 1902)
- Species Sciaena heptacantha Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
- Species Sciaena heterolepis (Bleeker, 1873) accepted as Johnius heterolepis Bleeker, 1873
- Species Sciaena hololepidota Smith, 1842 accepted as Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Species Sciaena hololepidotus Smith, 1842 accepted as Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Species Sciaena icistia Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Bairdiella icistia (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- Species Sciaena iharae Jordan & Metz, 1913 accepted as Pennahia argentata (Houttuyn, 1782)
- Species Sciaena imiceps Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Ophioscion imiceps (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (synonym)
- Species Sciaena incerta Vinciguerra, 1926 accepted as Chrysochir aureus (Richardson, 1846)
- Species Sciaena jaculatrix Pallas, 1767 accepted as Toxotes jaculatrix (Pallas, 1767) (synonym)
- Species Sciaena japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 accepted as Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
- Species Sciaena jarbua Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena kasmira Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sciaena lata Solander, 1842 accepted as Pagrus auratus (Forster, 1801)
- Species Sciaena leptolepis Ogilby, 1918 accepted as Nibea leptolepis (Ogilby, 1918)
- Species Sciaena lineata Bloch, 1792 accepted as Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792)
- Species Sciaena lineata Forster, 1844 accepted as Latris lineata (Forster, 1801) (synonym)
- Species Sciaena lucida Richardson, 1844 accepted as Collichthys lucidus (Richardson, 1844)
- Species Sciaena macrophthalmus (Bleeker, 1849) accepted as Pennahia aneus (Bloch, 1793)
- Species Sciaena macropterus (Bleeker, 1853) accepted as Johnius macropterus (Bleeker, 1853)
- Species Sciaena maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Nibea maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Sciaena maculata Bloch, 1792 accepted as Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792)
- Species Sciaena maeandratus Solander, 1842 accepted as Aplodactylus arctidens Richardson, 1839
- Species Sciaena magdalenae Steindachner, 1878 accepted as Plagioscion surinamensis (Bleeker, 1873)
- Species Sciaena mahsena Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena malabarica Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena manchurica Jordan & Thompson, 1911 accepted as Larimichthys polyactis (Bleeker, 1877)
- Species Sciaena margaritifera Haly, 1875 accepted as Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
- Species Sciaena marleyi Norman, 1922 accepted as Atrobucca marleyi (Norman, 1922)
- Species Sciaena mbizi Poll, 1950 accepted as Pentheroscion mbizi (Poll, 1950)
- Species Sciaena melanura Pallas, 1814 accepted as Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sciaena miiuy Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Miichthys miiuy (Basilewsky, 1855)
- Species Sciaena miles (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Nibea soldado (Lacepède, 1802)
- Species Sciaena mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1900) accepted as Nibea mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1900) (synonym)
- Species Sciaena moori (Günther, 1865) accepted as Pseudotolithus moorii (Günther, 1865) (misspelling)
- Species Sciaena muelleri Steindachner, 1879 accepted as Nibea soldado (Lacepède, 1802)
- Species Sciaena mugil Forster, 1801 accepted as Kuhlia mugil (Forster, 1801)
- Species Sciaena multifasciata Lesueur, 1822 accepted as Leiostomus xanthurus Lacepède, 1802 (synonym)
- Species Sciaena murdjan Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Myripristis murdjan (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Sciaena nasus Steindachner, 1866 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena nebulosa Mitchill, 1815 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena nebulosa Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena neglecta Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena nibe Jordan & Thompson, 1911 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena nigra Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena nigra Bloch, 1792 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena nigrita (Cuvier, 1830) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1866 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena obsoleta Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena ogiwara Nichols, 1913 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena opercularis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena ophiceps Alcock, 1889 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena ophioscion (Günther, 1868) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena oscitans Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena ossea Day, 1876 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena osseus Day, 1876 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Sciaena parva Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena perissa Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena punctata Bloch, 1792 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena ramak Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena reedi (Günther, 1880) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena regius (Asso, 1801) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena robinsoni (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena rubra Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena russelli (Cuvier, 1829) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena safgha Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena saturna (Girard, 1858) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena sauvagei Rochebrune, 1880 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena schlegeli (Bleeker, 1879) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena schotaf Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena sciera Jordan & Gilbert, 1884 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena semiluctuosa (Cuvier, 1830) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena senegalensis Günther, 1860 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Sciaena senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1833) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena siamensis Hora, 1924 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena sina (Cuvier, 1830) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena sinuata (Day, 1876) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena spinifera Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena stridens Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena tahmel Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena thompsoni Hubbs, 1921 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena trewavasae Chao & Miller, 1975 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena trutta Forster, 1801 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena truttaceus (Cuvier, 1829) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena typica (Gill, 1863) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena undecimalis Bloch, 1792 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena unimaculata Meuschen, 1781 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena vittata Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Sciaena vogleri (Bleeker, 1853) (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena wieneri Sauvage, 1883 (unaccepted)
- Species Sciaena albiflora (Richardson, 1846) (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. Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126054 on 2024-08-21
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original description
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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original description (of Corvina Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details]
original description (of Coracinus Pallas, 1814) Pallas, P. S. (1814). Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones anatomen atque icones plurimorum.3 vols.[1811-1814]. <em>Academia Scientiarum, Petropolis [Sankt Petersburg].</em> v. 3: i-vii + 1-428 + index (I-CXXV), Pls. 1, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21. [details]
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]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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): 288 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Corvina Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details]
original description (of Coracinus Pallas, 1814) Pallas, P. S. (1814). Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones anatomen atque icones plurimorum.3 vols.[1811-1814]. <em>Academia Scientiarum, Petropolis [Sankt Petersburg].</em> v. 3: i-vii + 1-428 + index (I-CXXV), Pls. 1, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21. [details]
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]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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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