WoRMS taxon details
Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
218641 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218641)
accepted
Species
Johnius ruber Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Otolithes argenteus (Cuvier, 1830) · unaccepted
Otolithes rubber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Otolithoides ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted
Otolithus argenteus Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted
Otolithus orientalis Seale, 1910 · unaccepted
Otolithus ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted
Otolithus tridentifer Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted
Otolithus versicolor Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Johnius ruber 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): 75, Pl. 17 [details]
page(s): 75, Pl. 17 [details]
Note Type species of the genus.
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of the genus. [details]
Description Found in coastal waters. Feeds on fishes, prawns and other invertebrates (Ref. 5213; 9772). Occurs at temperatures ranging from...
Description Found in coastal waters. Feeds on fishes, prawns and other invertebrates (Ref. 5213; 9772). Occurs at temperatures ranging from 26 to 29°C (Ref. 4959). Generally marketed fresh, may be dried or salted (Ref. 5284). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218641 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Johnius ruber 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): 75, Pl. 17 [details]
original description (of Otolithus argenteus Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 62 [details]
original description (of Otolithus orientalis Seale, 1910) Seale, A. (1910). Fishes of Borneo, with descriptions of four new species. <em>The Philippine Journal of Science, Section D.</em> v. 5 (no. 4): 263-289, Pls. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34353551#page/345/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Otolithus versicolor Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 173 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 75, Pl. 17 [details]
original description (of Otolithus argenteus Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 62 [details]
original description (of Otolithus orientalis Seale, 1910) Seale, A. (1910). Fishes of Borneo, with descriptions of four new species. <em>The Philippine Journal of Science, Section D.</em> v. 5 (no. 4): 263-289, Pls. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34353551#page/345/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Otolithus versicolor Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 173 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., 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)
Ang, P. O.; Wong, C. K.; Lin, T. P.; Ma, W. C.; Hung, S. (2005). Biological Monitoring in Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park. <em>Submitted to Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government.</em> [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
[request]
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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in coastal waters. Feeds on fishes, prawns and other invertebrates (Ref. 5213; 9772). Occurs at temperatures ranging from 26 to 29°C (Ref. 4959). Generally marketed fresh, may be dried or salted (Ref. 5284). [details]Type species Type species of the genus. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | tiger-toothed croaker | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (137 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Otolithus versicolor Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Johnius ruber Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Otolithus ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Otolithus orientalis Seale, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Otolithus argenteus Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Otolithus tridentifer Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Otolithes argenteus (Cuvier, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Otolithes ruber)
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithoides ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus argenteus Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius ruber Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus tridentifer Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus orientalis Seale, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithes rubber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithes argenteus (Cuvier, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus versicolor Cuvier, 1829)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (130 nucleotides; 136 proteins)
To GenBank (130 nucleotides; 136 proteins) (from synonym Johnius ruber Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (130 nucleotides; 136 proteins) (from synonym Otolithes argenteus (Cuvier, 1830))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Otolithus tridentifer Richardson, 1846; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3133909) (from synonym Otolithus tridentifer Richardson, 1846)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Otolithes ruber FIN033218 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Otolithes ruber FIN033227 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Otolithus versicolor Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Johnius ruber Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Otolithus ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Otolithus orientalis Seale, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Otolithus argenteus Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Otolithus tridentifer Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Otolithes argenteus (Cuvier, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Otolithes ruber)
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithoides ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus argenteus Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius ruber Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus tridentifer Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus orientalis Seale, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithes rubber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithes argenteus (Cuvier, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus versicolor Cuvier, 1829)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (130 nucleotides; 136 proteins)
To GenBank (130 nucleotides; 136 proteins) (from synonym Johnius ruber Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (130 nucleotides; 136 proteins) (from synonym Otolithes argenteus (Cuvier, 1830))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Otolithus tridentifer Richardson, 1846; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3133909) (from synonym Otolithus tridentifer Richardson, 1846)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Otolithes ruber FIN033218 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Otolithes ruber FIN033227 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
