WoRMS taxon details
Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828)
218494 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218494)
accepted
Species
Diacope alboguttata Valenciennes, 1831 · unaccepted
Diacope caeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828 · unaccepted
Diacope coeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diacope revulina Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diacope rivulata Cuvier, 1828 · unaccepted
Diacope rivulina Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diacope sinal Montrouzier, 1857 · unaccepted
Lutianus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutjanus rivalatus (Cuvier, 1828) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Lutjanus rivuturus (Cuvier, 1828) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutjanus virulatus (Cuvier, 1828) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Mesoprio myriaster Liénard, 1839 · unaccepted
Mesoprion myriaster Liénard, 1839 · unaccepted
Mesoprion parvidens MacLeay, 1882 · unaccepted
Mesoprion quadripunctatus Günther, 1859 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Diacope rivulata Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40.
page(s): 414, Pl. 38 [details]
page(s): 414, Pl. 38 [details]
Description Occasionally encountered in coral reefs or shallow inshore flats. Also occurs in deeper water to at least 100 m. Found...
Description Occasionally encountered in coral reefs or shallow inshore flats. Also occurs in deeper water to at least 100 m. Found solitary or in small groups of up to 15 to 20 fish. Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and benthic crustaceans. An excellent foodfish. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218494 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Diacope rivulata Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40.
page(s): 414, Pl. 38 [details]
original description (of Diacope alboguttata Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Diacope caeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40.
page(s): 424 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 414, Pl. 38 [details]
original description (of Diacope alboguttata Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Diacope caeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40.
page(s): 424 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors






Unreviewed
Description Occasionally encountered in coral reefs or shallow inshore flats. Also occurs in deeper water to at least 100 m. Found solitary or in small groups of up to 15 to 20 fish. Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and benthic crustaceans. An excellent foodfish. [details]
To Barcode of Life (58 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Diacope caeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Diacope sinal Montrouzier, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Lutianus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Diacope coeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion parvidens MacLeay, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion myriaster Liénard, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Diacope rivulata Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Diacope alboguttata Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Diacope rivulata Cuvier, 1828)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus rivulatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope caeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope rivulata Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion parvidens MacLeay, 1882)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope coeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope revulina Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope rivulina Swainson, 1839)
To Fishbase (from synonym Mesoprio myriaster Liénard, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion quadripunctatus Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus rivuturus (Cuvier, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion myriaster Liénard, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope alboguttata Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope sinal Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase images (Lutjanus rivulatus, Indonesia, by Allen, G.R.)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 70 proteins) (from synonym Diacope rivulata Cuvier, 1828)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus rivulatus FIN030695 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus rivulatus USNM 403262 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Diacope caeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Diacope sinal Montrouzier, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Lutianus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Diacope coeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion parvidens MacLeay, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion myriaster Liénard, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Diacope rivulata Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Diacope alboguttata Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Diacope rivulata Cuvier, 1828)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus rivulatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope caeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope rivulata Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion parvidens MacLeay, 1882)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope coeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope revulina Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope rivulina Swainson, 1839)
To Fishbase (from synonym Mesoprio myriaster Liénard, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion quadripunctatus Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus rivuturus (Cuvier, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion myriaster Liénard, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope alboguttata Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope sinal Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase images (Lutjanus rivulatus, Indonesia, by Allen, G.R.)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 70 proteins) (from synonym Diacope rivulata Cuvier, 1828)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus rivulatus FIN030695 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus rivulatus USNM 403262 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS