WoRMS taxon details
Polyprion oxygeneios (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
221430 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221430)
accepted
Species
Epinephelus oxygeneios Schneider & Forster, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Perca prognatha Forster, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Polyprion knerii Steindachner, 1875 · unaccepted (synonym)
Polyprion prognathus (Forster, 1801) · unaccepted
Polyprion yanezi de Buen, 1959 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Epinephelus oxygeneios Schneider & Forster, 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): 301 [details]
page(s): 301 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Polyprion oxygeneios (Schneider & Forster, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221430 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Polyprion knerii Steindachner, 1875) Steindachner, F. (1875). Ichthyologische Beiträge (II). I. Die Fische von Juan Fernandez in den Sammlungen des Wiener Museums. II. Über einige neue Fischarten von der Ost- und Westküste Süd-Amerikas. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 71 (1. Abth.): 443-480, Pl. 1. [Also as a separate, pp. 1-38, Pl. 1]. [details]
original description (of Epinephelus oxygeneios Schneider & Forster, 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): 301 [details]
original description (of Polyprion yanezi de Buen, 1959) de Buen, F. (1959). Lampreas, tiburones, rayas y peces en la Estacion de Biologia Marina de Montemar, Chile. (Primera contribucion). <em>Revista de Biologia Marina, Valparaiso.</em> 9(1–3): 3–200. [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]
original description (of Epinephelus oxygeneios Schneider & Forster, 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): 301 [details]
original description (of Polyprion yanezi de Buen, 1959) de Buen, F. (1959). Lampreas, tiburones, rayas y peces en la Estacion de Biologia Marina de Montemar, Chile. (Primera contribucion). <em>Revista de Biologia Marina, Valparaiso.</em> 9(1–3): 3–200. [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 (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus oxygeneios Schneider & Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Polyprion prognathus (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Perca prognatha Forster, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyprion oxygeneios)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion yanezi de Buen, 1959)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion knerii Steindachner, 1875)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus oxygeneios Schneider & Forster, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion prognathus (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Perca prognatha Forster, 1801)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Epinephelus oxygeneios Schneider & Forster, 1801)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus oxygeneios Schneider & Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Polyprion prognathus (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Perca prognatha Forster, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyprion oxygeneios)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion yanezi de Buen, 1959)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion knerii Steindachner, 1875)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus oxygeneios Schneider & Forster, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion prognathus (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Perca prognatha Forster, 1801)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Epinephelus oxygeneios Schneider & Forster, 1801)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
