WoRMS taxon details
Stenotomus chrysops (Linnaeus, 1766)
159811 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159811)
accepted
Species
Sparus chrysops Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sparus chrysops 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]
Distribution Western north Atlantic, from Sable Island Bank, N.S., to Cape Hatteras, N.C., but are infrequent north of Cape Cod
Distribution Western north Atlantic, from Sable Island Bank, N.S., to Cape Hatteras, N.C., but are infrequent north of Cape Cod [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Stenotomus chrysops (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159811 on 2026-03-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sparus chrysops 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]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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
additional source
Steimle, F.W., C.A. Zetlin, P.L. Berrien, D.L. Johnson and S. Chang. 1999. Essential fish habitat source document: scup, Stenotomus chrysops, life history and habitat characteristics. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE 149. 39 p. [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 Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details]
additional source Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [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 Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details]
additional source Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on amphipods, worms, sand dollars, young squid [details]Distribution Western north Atlantic, from Sable Island Bank, N.S., to Cape Hatteras, N.C., but are infrequent north of Cape Cod [details]
Habitat Found to depths of 15m, often inshore in summer, offshore in winter. [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, gamefish [details]
Predators Sharks, roughtail stingray, silver hake, striped sea bass, bluefish (For a complete list, see www. fishbase.org) [details]
To Barcode of Life (32 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (185 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Sparus chrysops Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stenotomus chrysops)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus chrysops Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase
To FishSounds
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 57 proteins) (from synonym Sparus chrysops Linnaeus, 1766)
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 57 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stenotomus chrysops RAD114380-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stenotomus chrysops RAD114380-002)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 336236)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 412154)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (185 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Sparus chrysops Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stenotomus chrysops)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus chrysops Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase
To FishSounds
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 57 proteins) (from synonym Sparus chrysops Linnaeus, 1766)
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 57 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stenotomus chrysops RAD114380-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stenotomus chrysops RAD114380-002)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 336236)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 412154)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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