WoRMS taxon details
Variola louti (Forsskål, 1775)
218304 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218304)
accepted
Species
Epinephelus louti (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Labrus punctulatus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Perca louti Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Serranus cernipedis Miranda Ribeiro, 1913 · unaccepted
Serranus flavimarginatus Rüppell, 1830 · unaccepted
Serranus longipinna Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted
Serranus louti (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Serranus luti (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Serranus melanotaenia Bleeker, 1857 · unaccepted (synonym)
Serranus phaenistomus Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted
Serranus punctulatus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
Serranus roseus Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
Variola longipinna (Swainson, 1839) · unaccepted
Variola melanotaenia (Bleeker, 1857) · unaccepted
Variola punctulatus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Perca louti Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 40, xi [details]
page(s): 40, xi [details]
Description Usually seen in clear-water areas at depths below 15 m, and prefers islands and offshore reefs rather than continental...
Description Usually seen in clear-water areas at depths below 15 m, and prefers islands and offshore reefs rather than continental shores. Feeds mainly on fishes, and on crabs, shrimps and stomatopods. It may not be sold in Mauritius because of cases of ciguatera poisoning. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Variola louti (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218304 on 2025-05-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Labrus punctulatus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 431, 477, Pl. 17 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Serranus longipinna Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Serranus melanotaenia Bleeker, 1857) Bleeker, P. (1857). Achtste bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Amboina. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 2 (art. 7): 1-102. [details]
original description (of Serranus phaenistomus Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Serranus roseus Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40. [details]
original description (of Perca louti Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 40, xi [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 431, 477, Pl. 17 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Serranus longipinna Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Serranus melanotaenia Bleeker, 1857) Bleeker, P. (1857). Achtste bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Amboina. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 2 (art. 7): 1-102. [details]
original description (of Serranus phaenistomus Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Serranus roseus Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40. [details]
original description (of Perca louti Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 40, xi [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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 Usually seen in clear-water areas at depths below 15 m, and prefers islands and offshore reefs rather than continental shores. Feeds mainly on fishes, and on crabs, shrimps and stomatopods. It may not be sold in Mauritius because of cases of ciguatera poisoning. [details]
To Barcode of Life (76 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Serranus melanotaenia Bleeker, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Labrus punctulatus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Variola longipinna (Swainson, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Serranus flavimarginatus Rüppell, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Serranus punctulatus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Perca louti Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Serranus louti (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Serranus phaenistomus Swainson, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Serranus cernipedis Miranda Ribeiro, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Variola melanotaenia (Bleeker, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Serranus luti (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus louti (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus roseus Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Perca louti Forsskål, 1775)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Yellowedged Lyretail)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Variola louti)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus cernipedis Miranda Ribeiro, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus louti (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus louti (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Perca louti Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus punctulatus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus roseus Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus melanotaenia Bleeker, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus phaenistomus Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus flavimarginatus Rüppell, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus longipinna Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus luti (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Variola punctulatus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Variola melanotaenia (Bleeker, 1857))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus punctulatus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Variola longipinna (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase images (Variola louti, Egypt, by Moldzio, S.)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 104 proteins)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 104 proteins) (from synonym Perca louti Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Variola louti FIN034236 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Variola louti FIN034237A Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Serranus melanotaenia Bleeker, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Labrus punctulatus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Variola longipinna (Swainson, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Serranus flavimarginatus Rüppell, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Serranus punctulatus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Perca louti Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Serranus louti (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Serranus phaenistomus Swainson, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Serranus cernipedis Miranda Ribeiro, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Variola melanotaenia (Bleeker, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Serranus luti (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus louti (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus roseus Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Perca louti Forsskål, 1775)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Yellowedged Lyretail)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Variola louti)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus cernipedis Miranda Ribeiro, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus louti (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus louti (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Perca louti Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus punctulatus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus roseus Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus melanotaenia Bleeker, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus phaenistomus Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus flavimarginatus Rüppell, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus longipinna Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus luti (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Variola punctulatus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Variola melanotaenia (Bleeker, 1857))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus punctulatus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Variola longipinna (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase images (Variola louti, Egypt, by Moldzio, S.)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 104 proteins)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 104 proteins) (from synonym Perca louti Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Variola louti FIN034236 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Variola louti FIN034237A Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
