WoRMS taxon details
Synaptura commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802)
274315 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:274315)
accepted
Species
Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted (synonym)
Pleuronectes commersonianus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pleuronectes commersonnii Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Solea commersonianus (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Synaptura commersoni (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Synaptura commersoniana (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
Synaptura commersonii (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pleuronectes commersonnii Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 599, 654 [details]
page(s): 599, 654 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Synaptura commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=274315 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pleuronectes commersonnii Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 599, 654 [details]
page(s): 599, 654 [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
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes) (from synonym Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Synaptura commersoniana (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes commersonianus Lacepède, 1802)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dagetichthys commersonnii) (from synonym Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes commersonnii Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Synaptura commersoniana (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes commersonianus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Solea commersonianus (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Synaptura commersoni (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Synaptura commersonii (Lacepède, 1802))
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes commersonnii Lacepède, 1802)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802))
To NHMUK collection (Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3131577) (from synonym Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synaptura commersonnii FIN034336 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synaptura commersonnii FIN034336B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes) (from synonym Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Synaptura commersoniana (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes commersonianus Lacepède, 1802)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dagetichthys commersonnii) (from synonym Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes commersonnii Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Synaptura commersoniana (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes commersonianus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Solea commersonianus (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Synaptura commersoni (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Synaptura commersonii (Lacepède, 1802))
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes commersonnii Lacepède, 1802)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802))
To NHMUK collection (Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3131577) (from synonym Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synaptura commersonnii FIN034336 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synaptura commersonnii FIN034336B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed