WoRMS taxon details
Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)
151291 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151291)
accepted
Species
Labrus auritus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lepomis aurita (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
(of Labrus auritus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151291 on 2026-02-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Labrus auritus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Eschmeyer, W.N. (1969). A systematic review of the scorpionfishes of the Atlantic Ocean (Pisces: Scorpaenidae). <em>Occas. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci.</em> 79: i-iv + 1-143. [details]
[request]basis of record Eschmeyer, W.N. (1969). A systematic review of the scorpionfishes of the Atlantic Ocean (Pisces: Scorpaenidae). <em>Occas. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci.</em> 79: i-iv + 1-143. [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] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | redbreast sunfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (32 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (192 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (87 publications) (from synonym Labrus auritus Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepomis auritus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Labrus auritus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (96 nucleotides; 136 proteins) (from synonym Labrus auritus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (96 nucleotides; 136 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (192 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (87 publications) (from synonym Labrus auritus Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepomis auritus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Labrus auritus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (96 nucleotides; 136 proteins) (from synonym Labrus auritus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (96 nucleotides; 136 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
