WoRMS taxon details
Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
126998 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126998)
accepted
Species
Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Polyprion americanum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Polyprion cernium Valenciennes, 1824 · unaccepted
Polyprion massiliense Costa, 1829 · unaccepted
Polyprion moeone Phillipps, 1927 · unaccepted
Sparus cernua Poggi, 1881 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 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
page(s): 205 [details]
page(s): 205 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada and Gulf of Maine to North Carolina, USA; recorded from Uruguay to Argentina
Distribution Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada and Gulf of Maine to North Carolina, USA; recorded from Uruguay to Argentina [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126998 on 2025-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Polyprion cernium Valenciennes, 1824) Valenciennes, A. (1824). Description du cernié: Polyprion cernium. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 11: 265-269, Pl. 17. [details]
original description (of Polyprion massiliense Costa, 1829) Costa, O. G. (1829-53). Fauna del regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, etc. Pesci. <em>Fauna del regno di Napoli.</em> Part 1: 511 pp. (variously paginated), 60 pls.
page(s): Polyprion p. 1, Pl. 1 [details]
original description (of Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 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
page(s): 205 [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]
original description (of Polyprion massiliense Costa, 1829) Costa, O. G. (1829-53). Fauna del regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, etc. Pesci. <em>Fauna del regno di Napoli.</em> Part 1: 511 pp. (variously paginated), 60 pls.
page(s): Polyprion p. 1, Pl. 1 [details]
original description (of Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 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
page(s): 205 [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
[request]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [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]
additional source 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
page(s): 205 [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 205 [details]
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]context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [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]
additional source 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
page(s): 205 [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 205 [details]
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
Diet Feeds on large crustaceans, cephalopods and benthic fishes [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada and Gulf of Maine to North Carolina, USA; recorded from Uruguay to Argentina [details]
Habitat Prefers to inhabit caves and shipwrecks. [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, fishery and gamefish [details]
Reproduction Spawns in the summer [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshku i anijeve të fundosurakerr fundi | [details] |
| Catalan | pàmpol rascàsgernafamfredot | [details] |
| Danish | wrackfischvragfisk | [details] |
| Dutch | wrakviswrakbaarsreuzenbaars | [details] |
| English | wreck-fishwreckfishstonefishstone-bass | [details] |
| French | cernier communcernier bruncerniercernia | [details] |
| German | WrackfischWrackbarschAtlantischer Wrackbarsch | [details] |
| Hebrew | צינון אמריקני | [details] |
| Italian | lucernacernia di fondali | [details] |
| Lithuanian | amerikinė rudoji černa | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Βλάχος | [details] |
| Norwegian | vrakfisk | [details] |
| Portuguese | cherne | [details] |
| Russian | полиприон | [details] |
| Spanish | mero de rocacherna | [details] |
| Swedish | vrakfisk | [details] |
| Turkish | iskorpit | [details] |
| Welsh | pysgodyn broc môr | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Polyprion moeone Phillipps, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Polyprion americanum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (176 publications) (from synonym Polyprion cernium Valenciennes, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Polyprion massiliense Costa, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (66 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyprion americanus)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion moeone Phillipps, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion cernium Valenciennes, 1824)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus cernua Poggi, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion massiliense Costa, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion americanum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase images (Polyprion americanus, Azores Is., by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 52 proteins) (from synonym Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polyprion americanus RAD119586-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Polyprion moeone Phillipps, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Polyprion americanum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (176 publications) (from synonym Polyprion cernium Valenciennes, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Polyprion massiliense Costa, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (66 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyprion americanus)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion moeone Phillipps, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion cernium Valenciennes, 1824)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus cernua Poggi, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion massiliense Costa, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Polyprion americanum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase images (Polyprion americanus, Azores Is., by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 52 proteins) (from synonym Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polyprion americanus RAD119586-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
