WoRMS taxon details
Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn, 1782)
278133 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278133)
accepted
Species
Cheimarius matsubarae (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) · unaccepted
Dentex matsubarae (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) · unaccepted
Dentex setigerus Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Nemipterus matsubarae Jordan & Evermann, 1902 · unaccepted
Nemipterus variegatus (Houttuyn, 1782) · unaccepted
Sparus sinensis Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782 · unaccepted
Synagris matsubarae (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) · unaccepted
Synagris virgatus (Houttuyn, 1782) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782) Houttuyn, M. (1782). Beschryving van eenige Japanese visschen, en andere zee-schepzelen. <em>Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem.</em> v. 20 (pt 2): 311-350.
page(s): 323 [details]
page(s): 323 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn, 1782). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278133 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dentex setigerus 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 sinensis Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 46, 141 [details]
original description (of Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782) Houttuyn, M. (1782). Beschryving van eenige Japanese visschen, en andere zee-schepzelen. <em>Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem.</em> v. 20 (pt 2): 311-350.
page(s): 323 [details]
original description (of Sparus sinensis Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 46, 141 [details]
original description (of Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782) Houttuyn, M. (1782). Beschryving van eenige Japanese visschen, en andere zee-schepzelen. <em>Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem.</em> v. 20 (pt 2): 311-350.
page(s): 323 [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 (HKRMS)
Ang, P. O.; Wong, C. K.; Lin, T. P.; Ma, W. C.; Hung, S. (2005). Biological Monitoring in Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park. <em>Submitted to Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government.</em> [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]
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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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]
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






To Barcode of Life (96 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dentex matsubarae (Jordan & Evermann, 1902))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Synagris virgatus (Houttuyn, 1782))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Sparus sinensis Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Dentex setigerus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Nemipterus matsubarae Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nemipterus virgatus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex matsubarae (Jordan & Evermann, 1902))
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus sinensis Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex setigerus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheimarius matsubarae (Jordan & Evermann, 1902))
To FishBase (from synonym Synagris matsubarae (Jordan & Evermann, 1902))
To FishBase (from synonym Synagris virgatus (Houttuyn, 1782))
To Fishbase (from synonym Nemipterus variegatus (Houttuyn, 1782))
To FishBase (from synonym Nemipterus matsubarae Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
To FishBase images (Nemipterus virgatus, Japan, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 136 proteins)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 136 proteins) (from synonym Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemipterus virgatus FIN031419 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemipterus virgatus USNM 403333 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dentex matsubarae (Jordan & Evermann, 1902))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Synagris virgatus (Houttuyn, 1782))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Sparus sinensis Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Dentex setigerus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Nemipterus matsubarae Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nemipterus virgatus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex matsubarae (Jordan & Evermann, 1902))
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus sinensis Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex setigerus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheimarius matsubarae (Jordan & Evermann, 1902))
To FishBase (from synonym Synagris matsubarae (Jordan & Evermann, 1902))
To FishBase (from synonym Synagris virgatus (Houttuyn, 1782))
To Fishbase (from synonym Nemipterus variegatus (Houttuyn, 1782))
To FishBase (from synonym Nemipterus matsubarae Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
To FishBase images (Nemipterus virgatus, Japan, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 136 proteins)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 136 proteins) (from synonym Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemipterus virgatus FIN031419 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemipterus virgatus USNM 403333 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS