WoRMS taxon details
Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
127055 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127055)
accepted
Species
Pagellus goreensis Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Pagellus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Found on the shelf, over sandy and muddy bottoms as well as seagrass-beds and sometimes enters brackish waters. Gregarious,...
Description Found on the shelf, over sandy and muddy bottoms as well as seagrass-beds and sometimes enters brackish waters. Gregarious, sometimes forming sizeable schools. Feeds on worms, molluscs and small crustaceans. Protandric hermaphrodite (Ref. 3688). An important foodfish. Sold fresh and dried in markets. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127055 on 2025-06-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pagellus goreensis Valenciennes, 1830) 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 Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
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 Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]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 (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]
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]
[request]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
Description Found on the shelf, over sandy and muddy bottoms as well as seagrass-beds and sometimes enters brackish waters. Gregarious, sometimes forming sizeable schools. Feeds on worms, molluscs and small crustaceans. Protandric hermaphrodite (Ref. 3688). An important foodfish. Sold fresh and dried in markets. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | murra me rripamurra | [details] |
| Dutch | marmerbaars | [details] |
| English | striped seabream | [details] |
| French | marbre | [details] |
| Hebrew | שישן מסורטט | [details] |
| Italian | marmora | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Μουρμούρα | [details] |
| Russian | Атлантический землерой | [details] |
| Spanish | herrera | [details] |
| Turkish | mirmir | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Атлантичний землерій | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (74 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (114 publications) (from synonym Pagellus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pagellus goreensis Valenciennes, 1830)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lithognathus mormyrus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pagellus goreensis Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Pagellus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase images (Lithognathus mormyrus, Spain, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (9820 nucleotides; 77 proteins)
To GenBank (9820 nucleotides; 77 proteins) (from synonym Pagellus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (9820 nucleotides; 77 proteins) (from synonym Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lithognathus mormyrus USNM 405166 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lithognathus mormyrus USNM 405167 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (114 publications) (from synonym Pagellus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pagellus goreensis Valenciennes, 1830)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lithognathus mormyrus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pagellus goreensis Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Pagellus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase images (Lithognathus mormyrus, Spain, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (9820 nucleotides; 77 proteins)
To GenBank (9820 nucleotides; 77 proteins) (from synonym Pagellus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (9820 nucleotides; 77 proteins) (from synonym Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lithognathus mormyrus USNM 405166 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lithognathus mormyrus USNM 405167 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
