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Plectorhinchus gaterinus (Forsskål, 1775)

218552  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218552)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sciaena gaterina 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): 50, xii [details] OpenAccess publication
Description Occurs in coastal reefs, sand banks and near estuaries (Ref. 2871). Flesh not highly esteemed due to iodoform taste (Ref....  
Description Occurs in coastal reefs, sand banks and near estuaries (Ref. 2871). Flesh not highly esteemed due to iodoform taste (Ref. 2799). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Plectorhinchus gaterinus (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218552 on 2025-05-16
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
1998-06-15 06:37:15Z
changed
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed

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Nomenclature

original description (of Sciaena abumgaterin 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): 51, xii [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Sciaena gaterina 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): 50, xii [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [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] OpenAccess publication

Other

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 Occurs in coastal reefs, sand banks and near estuaries (Ref. 2871). Flesh not highly esteemed due to iodoform taste (Ref. 2799). [details]

Spelling Spelt Plectorhynchus in Randall <307>. [details]
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English blackspotted rubberlipsblackspotted grunt  [details]