WoRMS taxon details
Aprion virescens Valenciennes, 1830
212546 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212546)
accepted
Species
Aphareus virescens (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted
Aprion kanekonis Tanaka, 1914 · unaccepted
Aprion konekonis Tanaka, 1914 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Aprion viresceus Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Mesoprion microchir Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Sparopsis elongatus Kner, 1868 · unaccepted
Sparopsis latifrons Kner, 1868 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
Description Inhabits inshore reef areas, from the surface down to 100 m. Usually seen solitarily. Feeds mainly on fishes, but also on...
Description Inhabits inshore reef areas, from the surface down to 100 m. Usually seen solitarily. Feeds mainly on fishes, but also on shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and planktonic organisms. Marketed mostly fresh; also dried and salted. Excellent eating. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Aprion virescens Valenciennes, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212546 on 2025-05-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
original description (of Aprion kanekonis Tanaka, 1914) Tanaka, S. (1914). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. v. 18: 295-318, Pls. 86-90. [In Japanese and English.]. [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]
original description (of Aprion kanekonis Tanaka, 1914) Tanaka, S. (1914). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. v. 18: 295-318, Pls. 86-90. [In Japanese and English.]. [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 (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
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
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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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits inshore reef areas, from the surface down to 100 m. Usually seen solitarily. Feeds mainly on fishes, but also on shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and planktonic organisms. Marketed mostly fresh; also dried and salted. Excellent eating. [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (40 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Aprion konekonis Tanaka, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion microchir Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Aprion viresceus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Sparopsis latifrons Kner, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Sparopsis elongatus Kner, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aprion virescens)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparopsis latifrons Kner, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Aprion viresceus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparopsis elongatus Kner, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Aphareus virescens (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Aprion kanekonis Tanaka, 1914)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion microchir Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Aprion konekonis Tanaka, 1914)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Aprion virescens, Hawaii, by Allen, G.R.)
To GenBank (63 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aprion virescens USNM 403194 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aprion virescens USNM 440019 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Aprion konekonis Tanaka, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion microchir Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Aprion viresceus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Sparopsis latifrons Kner, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Sparopsis elongatus Kner, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aprion virescens)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparopsis latifrons Kner, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Aprion viresceus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparopsis elongatus Kner, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Aphareus virescens (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Aprion kanekonis Tanaka, 1914)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion microchir Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Aprion konekonis Tanaka, 1914)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Aprion virescens, Hawaii, by Allen, G.R.)
To GenBank (63 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aprion virescens USNM 403194 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aprion virescens USNM 440019 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
