WoRMS taxon details
Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus, 1766)
159350 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159350)
accepted
Species
Perca formosa Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Perca formosa 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]
Distribution Western Atlantic: from North Carolina, USA, the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas southward to Uruguay. Antilles,...
Distribution Western Atlantic: from North Carolina, USA, the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas southward to Uruguay. Antilles, northern South American coast, occurrence in western Caribbean doubtful [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159350 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Perca formosa 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]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [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
context source (Bermuda)
Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys
(American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4)
. ASIH, 424 pp. [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 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 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
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: from North Carolina, USA, the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas southward to Uruguay. Antilles, northern South American coast, occurrence in western Caribbean doubtful [details]Habitat benthic [details]
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications) (from synonym Perca formosa Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diplectrum formosum)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Perca formosa Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Perca formosa Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications) (from synonym Perca formosa Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diplectrum formosum)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Perca formosa Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Perca formosa Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
