WoRMS taxon details
Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
273885 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:273885)
accepted
Species
Bodianus apua Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted
Bodianus marginatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Johnius guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Mycteroperca bowersi Evermann & Marsh, 1900 · unaccepted
Perca venenosa Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Serranus cardinalis Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Serranus petrosus Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Serranus rupestris Valenciennes, 1833 · unaccepted
Trisotropis venenosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Perca venenosa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273885 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Bodianus apua Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 50, Pl. 229 [details]
original description (of Bodianus marginatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 331 [details]
original description (of Mycteroperca bowersi Evermann & Marsh, 1900) Evermann, B. W.; Marsh M. C. (1900). The fishes of Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 20 (pt 1) [for 1900]: 49-350, Pls. 1-49. [Special printing as a separate in 1900 to which it dates; published in 1902 in Bulletin; see p. xiii in Bull. U.S. Fish Comm., v. 20.]. [details]
original description (of Serranus cardinalis Valenciennes, 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339 [details]
original description (of Serranus rupestris Valenciennes, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517 [details]
original description (of Perca venenosa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Johnius guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 77 [details]
page(s): 50, Pl. 229 [details]
original description (of Bodianus marginatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 331 [details]
original description (of Mycteroperca bowersi Evermann & Marsh, 1900) Evermann, B. W.; Marsh M. C. (1900). The fishes of Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 20 (pt 1) [for 1900]: 49-350, Pls. 1-49. [Special printing as a separate in 1900 to which it dates; published in 1902 in Bulletin; see p. xiii in Bull. U.S. Fish Comm., v. 20.]. [details]
original description (of Serranus cardinalis Valenciennes, 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339 [details]
original description (of Serranus rupestris Valenciennes, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517 [details]
original description (of Perca venenosa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Johnius guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 77 [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 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]
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | yellowfin rockfishyellowfin grouperred rockfishprincess rockfish | [details] |
| Spanish | guacamayo | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (27 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Mycteroperca bowersi Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Serranus cardinalis Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Serranus rupestris Valenciennes, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Perca venenosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Johnius guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Bodianus apua Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Bodianus marginatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus petrosus Poey, 1860)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mycteroperca venenosa)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus apua Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus marginatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Mycteroperca bowersi Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus cardinalis Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus rupestris Valenciennes, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus petrosus Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Perca venenosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Trisotropis venenosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Bodianus marginatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Perca venenosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mycteroperca bowersi P09663 illustration) (from synonym Mycteroperca bowersi Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Mycteroperca bowersi Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Serranus cardinalis Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Serranus rupestris Valenciennes, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Perca venenosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Johnius guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Bodianus apua Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Bodianus marginatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus petrosus Poey, 1860)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mycteroperca venenosa)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus apua Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus marginatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Mycteroperca bowersi Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus cardinalis Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus rupestris Valenciennes, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus petrosus Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Perca venenosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Trisotropis venenosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Bodianus marginatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Perca venenosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mycteroperca bowersi P09663 illustration) (from synonym Mycteroperca bowersi Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
