WoRMS taxon details
Dicentrarchus punctatus (Bloch, 1792)
126976 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126976)
accepted
Species
Bodianus punctatus (Bloch, 1792) · unaccepted
Dicentrarchus orientalis (Günther, 1863) · unaccepted
Labrax lupus punctatus (Bloch, 1792) · unaccepted
Labrax orientalis Günther, 1863 · unaccepted
Labrax punctatus (Bloch, 1792) · unaccepted
Labrax schoenleinii Peters, 1865 · unaccepted
Morone punctata (Bloch, 1792) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Morone punctatus (Bloch, 1792) · unaccepted
Perca punctata (Bloch, 1792) · unaccepted
Perca punctulata Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Perca vaila Osbeck, 1770 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sciaena punctata Bloch, 1792 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sciaena punctata 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): 64, Pl. 305 [details]
page(s): 64, Pl. 305 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Dicentrarchus punctatus (Bloch, 1792). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126976 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sciaena punctata 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): 64, Pl. 305 [details]
original description (of Labrax orientalis Günther, 1863) Günther, A. (1863). On the European species of the genus Labrax. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3).</em> v. 12 (no. 69): 174-175. [details]
original description (of Perca vaila Osbeck, 1770) Osbeck, P. (1770). Fragmenta ichthyologiae hispanicae. <em>Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldina-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum.</em> v. 4: 99-104.
page(s): 102 [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): 64, Pl. 305 [details]
original description (of Labrax orientalis Günther, 1863) Günther, A. (1863). On the European species of the genus Labrax. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3).</em> v. 12 (no. 69): 174-175. [details]
original description (of Perca vaila Osbeck, 1770) Osbeck, P. (1770). Fragmenta ichthyologiae hispanicae. <em>Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldina-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum.</em> v. 4: 99-104.
page(s): 102 [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] 
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | levreku pikalosh | [details] |
| Catalan | llobarro pigallat | [details] |
| Dutch | gevlekte zeebaars | [details] |
| English | spotted sea-bass | [details] |
| French | bar tachetebar moucheté | [details] |
| German | gefleckte Wolfsbarschgefleckte Seebarsch | [details] |
| Hebrew | לברק נקוד | [details] |
| Italian | spigola maculataspigola macchiata | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Στικτό λαβράκι | [details] |
| Spanish | baila | [details] |
| Swedish | fläckig havsabborre | [details] |
| Turkish | benekli levrek | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Morone punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Perca punctulata Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Morone punctata (Bloch, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Bodianus punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Dicentrarchus orientalis (Günther, 1863))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Labrax schoenleinii Peters, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Sciaena punctata Bloch, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Labrax punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (78 publications) (from synonym Perca punctata (Bloch, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Labrax orientalis Günther, 1863)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dicentrarchus punctatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena punctata Bloch, 1792)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca punctata (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax orientalis Günther, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax lupus punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca punctulata Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Dicentrarchus orientalis (Günther, 1863))
To FishBase (from synonym Morone punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca vaila Osbeck, 1770)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax schoenleinii Peters, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Morone punctata (Bloch, 1792))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Bodianus punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena punctata Bloch, 1792)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Morone punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Perca punctulata Lacepède, 1802)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Labrax lupus punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Labrax punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dicentrarchus punctatus RAD107672-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Morone punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Perca punctulata Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Morone punctata (Bloch, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Bodianus punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Dicentrarchus orientalis (Günther, 1863))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Labrax schoenleinii Peters, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Sciaena punctata Bloch, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Labrax punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (78 publications) (from synonym Perca punctata (Bloch, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Labrax orientalis Günther, 1863)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dicentrarchus punctatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena punctata Bloch, 1792)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca punctata (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax orientalis Günther, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax lupus punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca punctulata Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Dicentrarchus orientalis (Günther, 1863))
To FishBase (from synonym Morone punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca vaila Osbeck, 1770)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrax schoenleinii Peters, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Morone punctata (Bloch, 1792))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Bodianus punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena punctata Bloch, 1792)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Morone punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Perca punctulata Lacepède, 1802)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Labrax lupus punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Labrax punctatus (Bloch, 1792))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dicentrarchus punctatus RAD107672-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
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