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Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758

126054  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126054)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order)
  11. Sciaenidae (Family)
  12. Sciaena (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Callaus Jordan, 1889 · unaccepted (Currently under validation...)  
Currently under validation (September 2023)
Coracinus Pallas, 1814 · unaccepted (synonym)
Corvina Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Scianea · unaccepted (misspelling)

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  1. Species Sciaena callaensis Hildebrand, 1946
  2. Species Sciaena deliciosa (Tschudi, 1846)
  3. Species Sciaena mulloides
  4. Species Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758
  5. Species Sciaena abumgaterin Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Plectorhinchus gaterinus (Forsskål, 1775)
  6. Species Sciaena albida (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Daysciaena albida (Cuvier, 1830)
  7. Species Sciaena aluta Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Stellifer chrysoleuca (Günther, 1867)
  8. Species Sciaena aneus (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Pennahia aneus (Bloch, 1793) (misspelling)
  9. Species Sciaena angolensis Norman, 1935 accepted as Miracorvina angolensis (Norman, 1935)
  10. Species Sciaena antarctica Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
  11. Species Sciaena aquila (Lacepède, 1803) accepted as Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801) (synonym)
  12. Species Sciaena argentata Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  13. Species Sciaena argentea Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775)
  14. Species Sciaena argentimaculata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  15. Species Sciaena armata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Atropus armatus (Forsskål, 1775) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  16. Species Sciaena axillaris (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Kathala axillaris (Cuvier, 1830)
  17. Species Sciaena barbata Larrañaga, 1923 accepted as Pogonias cromis (Linnaeus, 1766)
  18. Species Sciaena bathytatos Chao & Miller, 1975 accepted as Protosciaena bathytatos (Chao & Miller, 1975)
  19. Species Sciaena bedoti Regan, 1905 accepted as Bairdiella ronchus (Cuvier, 1830)
  20. Species Sciaena belangeri (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830) (misspelling)
  21. Species Sciaena belengeri (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830)
  22. Species Sciaena bleekeri Day, 1876 accepted as Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker, 1863)
  23. Species Sciaena bohar Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym)
  24. Species Sciaena capensis (Pappe, 1853) accepted as Umbrina ronchus Valenciennes, 1843
  25. Species Sciaena caprodes Rafinesque, 1818 accepted as Percina caprodes (Rafinesque, 1818)
  26. Species Sciaena carutta (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Johnius carutta Bloch, 1793
  27. Species Sciaena cataphracta Thunberg, 1790 accepted as Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn, 1782) (synonym)
  28. Species Sciaena cestreus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Umbrina cirrosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  29. Species Sciaena ciliata Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède, 1802)
  30. Species Sciaena cinerascens Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
  31. Species Sciaena cirrosa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Umbrina cirrosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  32. Species Sciaena coitor (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Johnius coitor (Hamilton, 1822)
  33. Species Sciaena crocea Richardson, 1846 accepted as Larimichthys crocea (Richardson, 1846)
  34. Species Sciaena croker Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  35. Species Sciaena cuja (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Macrospinosa cuja (Hamilton, 1822)
  36. Species Sciaena cultrata Forster, 1801 accepted as Bathystethus cultratus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  37. Species Sciaena cylindrica Bloch, 1792 accepted as Parapercis cylindrica (Bloch, 1792)
  38. Species Sciaena diacantha Bloch, 1792 accepted as Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)
  39. Species Sciaena diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) accepted as Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
  40. Species Sciaena distincta Tanaka, 1916 accepted as Johnius distinctus (Tanaka, 1916)
  41. Species Sciaena dubia Fowler & Bean, 1923 accepted as Ctenosciaena gracilicirrhus (Metzelaar, 1919) (synonym)
  42. Species Sciaena dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1833) accepted as Johnius amblycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
  43. Species Sciaena dussumieri (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Johnius dussumieri (Cuvier, 1830)
  44. Species Sciaena dussumierii (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Johnius dussumieri (Cuvier, 1830) (misspelling)
  45. Species Sciaena dux Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Pseudotolithus typus Bleeker, 1863
  46. Species Sciaena dux Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Pseudotolithus senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1833)
  47. Species Sciaena dux Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Pseudotolithus elongatus (Bowdich, 1825)
  48. Species Sciaena elongata Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Pseudotolithus elongatus (Bowdich, 1825)
  49. Species Sciaena ensifera Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Bairdiella ensifera (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
  50. Species Sciaena epipercus (Bleeker, 1863) accepted as Pseudotolithus epipercus (Bleeker, 1863)
  51. Species Sciaena ericymba Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Stellifer ericymba (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
  52. Species Sciaena faetela Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Plectorhinchus faetela (Forsskål, 1775)
  53. Species Sciaena fasciata (Tschudi, 1846) accepted as Cheilotrema fasciatum Tschudi, 1846
  54. Species Sciaena formosa Shaw, 1812 accepted as Cephalopholis formosa (Shaw, 1812)
  55. Species Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775)
  56. Species Sciaena gaterina Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Plectorhinchus gaterinus (Forsskål, 1775)
  57. Species Sciaena ghanam Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Scolopsis ghanam (Forsskål, 1775)
  58. Species Sciaena gibba Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775)
  59. Species Sciaena gilberti Abbott, 1899 accepted as Cilus gilberti (Abbott, 1899)
  60. Species Sciaena glaucus Day, 1876 accepted as Johnius glaucus (Day, 1876)
  61. Species Sciaena goma Tanaka, 1915 accepted as Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
  62. Species Sciaena grandoculis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym)
  63. Species Sciaena grisea Lesueur, 1822 accepted as Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque, 1819 (synonym)
  64. Species Sciaena hamrur Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775)
  65. Species Sciaena harak Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lethrinus harak (Forsskål, 1775)
  66. Species Sciaena heinii Steindachner, 1902 accepted as Argyrosomus heinii (Steindachner, 1902)
  67. Species Sciaena heptacantha Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
  68. Species Sciaena heterolepis (Bleeker, 1873) accepted as Johnius heterolepis Bleeker, 1873
  69. Species Sciaena hololepidota Smith, 1842 accepted as Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801)
  70. Species Sciaena hololepidotus Smith, 1842 accepted as Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801)
  71. Species Sciaena icistia Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Bairdiella icistia (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
  72. Species Sciaena iharae Jordan & Metz, 1913 accepted as Pennahia argentata (Houttuyn, 1782)
  73. Species Sciaena imiceps Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Ophioscion imiceps (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (synonym)
  74. Species Sciaena incerta Vinciguerra, 1926 accepted as Chrysochir aurea (Richardson, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  75. Species Sciaena jaculatrix Pallas, 1767 accepted as Toxotes jaculatrix (Pallas, 1767) (synonym)
  76. Species Sciaena japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 accepted as Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
  77. Species Sciaena jarbua Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775)
  78. Species Sciaena kasmira Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskål, 1775)
  79. Species Sciaena labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)
  80. Species Sciaena lata Solander, 1842 accepted as Pagrus auratus (Forster, 1801)
  81. Species Sciaena leptolepis Ogilby, 1918 accepted as Nibea leptolepis (Ogilby, 1918)
  82. Species Sciaena lineata Bloch, 1792 accepted as Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792)
  83. Species Sciaena lineata Forster, 1844 accepted as Latris lineata (Forster, 1801) (synonym)
  84. Species Sciaena lucida Richardson, 1844 accepted as Collichthys lucidus (Richardson, 1844)
  85. Species Sciaena macrolepidota Bloch, 1792 accepted as Ophiocara macrolepidota (Bloch, 1792) (synonym)
  86. Species Sciaena macrophthalmus (Bleeker, 1849) accepted as Pennahia aneus (Bloch, 1793)
  87. Species Sciaena macropterus (Bleeker, 1853) accepted as Johnius macropterus (Bleeker, 1853)
  88. Species Sciaena maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Nibea maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  89. Species Sciaena maculata Bloch, 1792 accepted as Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792)
  90. Species Sciaena maeandratus Solander, 1842 accepted as Aplodactylus arctidens Richardson, 1839
  91. Species Sciaena magdalenae Steindachner, 1878 accepted as Plagioscion surinamensis (Bleeker, 1873)
  92. Species Sciaena mahsena Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål, 1775)
  93. Species Sciaena malabarica Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775)
  94. Species Sciaena manchurica Jordan & Thompson, 1911 accepted as Larimichthys polyactis (Bleeker, 1877)
  95. Species Sciaena margaritifera Haly, 1875 accepted as Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
  96. Species Sciaena marleyi Norman, 1922 accepted as Atrobucca marleyi (Norman, 1922)
  97. Species Sciaena mbizi Poll, 1950 accepted as Pentheroscion mbizi (Poll, 1950)
  98. Species Sciaena melanura Pallas, 1814 accepted as Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  99. Species Sciaena miiuy Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Miichthys miiuy (Basilewsky, 1855)
  100. Species Sciaena miles (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Nibea soldado (Lacepède, 1802)
  101. Species Sciaena mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1900) accepted as Nibea mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1900) (synonym)
  102. Species Sciaena moori (Günther, 1865) accepted as Pseudotolithus moorii (Günther, 1865) (misspelling)
  103. Species Sciaena muelleri Steindachner, 1879 accepted as Nibea soldado (Lacepède, 1802)
  104. Species Sciaena mugil Forster, 1801 (unaccepted)
  105. Species Sciaena multifasciata Lesueur, 1822 (unaccepted, synonym)
  106. Species Sciaena murdjan Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  107. Species Sciaena nasus Steindachner, 1866 (unaccepted)
  108. Species Sciaena nebulosa Mitchill, 1815 (unaccepted)
  109. Species Sciaena nebulosa Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  110. Species Sciaena neglecta Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887 (unaccepted)
  111. Species Sciaena nibe Jordan & Thompson, 1911 (unaccepted)
  112. Species Sciaena nigra Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  113. Species Sciaena nigra Bloch, 1792 (unaccepted)
  114. Species Sciaena nigrita (Cuvier, 1830) (unaccepted)
  115. Species Sciaena novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1866 (unaccepted)
  116. Species Sciaena obsoleta Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  117. Species Sciaena ogiwara Nichols, 1913 (unaccepted)
  118. Species Sciaena opercularis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 (unaccepted)
  119. Species Sciaena ophiceps Alcock, 1889 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  120. Species Sciaena ophioscion (Günther, 1868) (unaccepted)
  121. Species Sciaena oscitans Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 (unaccepted)
  122. Species Sciaena oscula Lesueur, 1822 (unaccepted)
  123. Species Sciaena ossea Day, 1876 (unaccepted)
  124. Species Sciaena osseus Day, 1876 (unaccepted, misspelling)
  125. Species Sciaena parva Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 (unaccepted)
  126. Species Sciaena perissa Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 (unaccepted)
  127. Species Sciaena punctata Bloch, 1792 (unaccepted)
  128. Species Sciaena ramak Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  129. Species Sciaena reedi (Günther, 1880) (unaccepted)
  130. Species Sciaena regius (Asso, 1801) (unaccepted)
  131. Species Sciaena robinsoni (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (unaccepted)
  132. Species Sciaena rubra Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  133. Species Sciaena russelli (Cuvier, 1829) (unaccepted)
  134. Species Sciaena safgha Fabricius, 1775 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  135. Species Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  136. Species Sciaena saturna (Girard, 1858) (unaccepted)
  137. Species Sciaena sauvagei Rochebrune, 1880 (unaccepted)
  138. Species Sciaena schlegeli (Bleeker, 1879) (unaccepted)
  139. Species Sciaena schotaf Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  140. Species Sciaena sciera Jordan & Gilbert, 1884 (unaccepted)
  141. Species Sciaena semiluctuosa (Cuvier, 1830) (unaccepted)
  142. Species Sciaena senegalensis Günther, 1860 (unaccepted, misspelling)
  143. Species Sciaena senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1833) (unaccepted)
  144. Species Sciaena siamensis Hora, 1924 (unaccepted)
  145. Species Sciaena sina (Cuvier, 1830) (unaccepted)
  146. Species Sciaena sinuata (Day, 1876) (unaccepted)
  147. Species Sciaena spinifera Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  148. Species Sciaena squamosissima Heckel, 1840 (unaccepted, synonym)
  149. Species Sciaena stridens Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  150. Species Sciaena tahmel Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  151. Species Sciaena thompsoni Hubbs, 1921 (unaccepted)
  152. Species Sciaena trewavasae Chao & Miller, 1975 (unaccepted)
  153. Species Sciaena trutta Forster, 1801 (unaccepted)
  154. Species Sciaena truttaceus (Cuvier, 1829) (unaccepted)
  155. Species Sciaena typica (Gill, 1863) (unaccepted)
  156. Species Sciaena undecimalis Bloch, 1792 (unaccepted)
  157. Species Sciaena unimaculata Meuschen, 1781 (unaccepted)
  158. Species Sciaena vittata Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted, synonym)
  159. Species Sciaena vogleri (Bleeker, 1853) (unaccepted)
  160. Species Sciaena wieneri Sauvage, 1883 (unaccepted)
  161. Species Sciaena albiflora (Richardson, 1846) (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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
page(s): 288 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126054 on 2025-05-17
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Nomenclature

original description 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
page(s): 288 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Corvina Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details] 

original description (of Coracinus Pallas, 1814) Pallas, P. S. (1814). Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones anatomen atque icones plurimorum.3 vols.[1811-1814]. <em>Academia Scientiarum, Petropolis [Sankt Petersburg].</em> v. 3: i-vii + 1-428 + index (I-CXXV), Pls. 1, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21. [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] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

Other

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

 
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