WoRMS taxon details
Phycis phycis (Linnaeus, 1766)
126502 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126502)
accepted
Species
Blennius phycis Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phycis furcatus Bowdich, 1825 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Phycis limbatus Valenciennes, 1838 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phycis mediterraneus Delaroche, 1809 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tinca marina Walbaum, 1792 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Blennius phycis 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] 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Phycis phycis (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126502 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Phycis furcatus Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238.
page(s): 122, Fig. 28 [details]
original description (of Phycis limbatus Valenciennes, 1838) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Phycis mediterraneus Delaroche, 1809) Delaroche, F.-E. (1809). Suite du mémoire sur les espèces de poissons observées à Iviça. Tableau des espèces de poissons que j'ai observées à Iviça pendant les mois de décembre, janvier et février. Tableau des poissons que j'ai observés à Maïorque et à Barcelonne, mais que je n'ai point vus à Iviça. Observations sur quelques-uns des poissons indiqués dans le précédent tableau, et descriptions des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 13: 313-361, plates 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29092211
page(s): 332 [46] [details]
original description (of Blennius phycis 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]
original description (of Tinca marina Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3.
page(s): 575 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 122, Fig. 28 [details]
original description (of Phycis limbatus Valenciennes, 1838) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Phycis mediterraneus Delaroche, 1809) Delaroche, F.-E. (1809). Suite du mémoire sur les espèces de poissons observées à Iviça. Tableau des espèces de poissons que j'ai observées à Iviça pendant les mois de décembre, janvier et février. Tableau des poissons que j'ai observés à Maïorque et à Barcelonne, mais que je n'ai point vus à Iviça. Observations sur quelques-uns des poissons indiqués dans le précédent tableau, et descriptions des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 13: 313-361, plates 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29092211
page(s): 332 [46] [details]
original description (of Blennius phycis 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]
original description (of Tinca marina Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3.
page(s): 575 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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 (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (WoRCS) Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (WoRCS) Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshkfiku i zipendëcfurku | [details] |
| Dutch | sluismeesterMiddellandse-Zeegaffelkabeljauwgaffelkabeljauw | [details] |
| English | forkbeard | [details] |
| French | phycis de roche | [details] |
| German | brauner Gabeldorsch | [details] |
| Hebrew | דונים הסלעים | [details] |
| Italian | mustia | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Πετροσαλούβαρδος | [details] |
| Portuguese | abrótea | [details] |
| Spanish | brotóla de roca | [details] |
| Swedish | klippbrosme | [details] |
| Turkish | gelincik baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (108 publications) (from synonym Tinca marina Walbaum, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Phycis limbatus Valenciennes, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) (from synonym Blennius phycis Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (71 publications) (from synonym Phycis furcatus Bowdich, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications) (from synonym Phycis mediterraneus Delaroche, 1809)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phycis phycis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius phycis Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Phycis limbatus Valenciennes, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Phycis mediterraneus Delaroche, 1809)
To FishBase (from synonym Phycis furcatus Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Tinca marina Walbaum, 1792)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (100808 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To GenBank (100808 nucleotides; 34 proteins) (from synonym Blennius phycis Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (108 publications) (from synonym Tinca marina Walbaum, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Phycis limbatus Valenciennes, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) (from synonym Blennius phycis Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (71 publications) (from synonym Phycis furcatus Bowdich, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications) (from synonym Phycis mediterraneus Delaroche, 1809)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phycis phycis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius phycis Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Phycis limbatus Valenciennes, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Phycis mediterraneus Delaroche, 1809)
To FishBase (from synonym Phycis furcatus Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Tinca marina Walbaum, 1792)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (100808 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To GenBank (100808 nucleotides; 34 proteins) (from synonym Blennius phycis Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
