WoRMS taxon details
Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833)
126834 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126834)
accepted
Species
Centrolophus corcyrensis Kolombatovic, 1902 · unaccepted
Centrolophus crassus Cuvier, 1833 · unaccepted
Centrolophus ovalis Cuvier, 1833 · unaccepted
Centrolophus porosissimus Canestrini, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Centrolophus rotundicauda Costa, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Crius berthelotii Valenciennes, 1839 · unaccepted
Eucrotus ventralis Bean, 1912 · unaccepted
Leirus bennettii Lowe, 1834 · unaccepted
Mupus imperialis Cocco, 1840 · unaccepted
Mupus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833) · unaccepted
Schedophilus botteri Steindachner, 1868 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Centrolophus ovalis Cuvier, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517
page(s): 546 [details]
page(s): 546 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126834 on 2026-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Centrolophus crassus Cuvier, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517
page(s): 348 [details]
original description (of Centrolophus ovalis Cuvier, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517
page(s): 546 [details]
original description (of Centrolophus rotundicauda Costa, 1866) Costa, O. G. (1866). Illustrazione di un Centrolofo pescato nel golfo di Napoli. <em>Annuario dell'Museo Zoologico della R. Università di Napoli.</em> v. 6: 84-87, Pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Schedophilus botteri Steindachner, 1868) Steindachner, F. (1868). Ichthyologischer Bericht über eine nach Spanien und Portugal unternommene Reise. (V. Fortsetzung.) Übersicht der Meeresfische an den Küsten Spanien's und Portugal's. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 57 (1. abth.): 351-424, Pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Crius berthelotii Valenciennes, 1839) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Eucrotus ventralis Bean, 1912) Bean, T. H. (1912). Description of new fishes of Bermuda. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 25: 121-126. [details]
original description (of Leirus bennettii Lowe, 1834) Lowe, R. T. (1834). A collection of fishes made in that island [Madeira] ... They include the following species ... regarded as hitherto undescribed . <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833.</em> (pt 1) (for 24 Dec.): 142-144. [details]
original description (of Mupus imperialis Cocco, 1840) Cocco, A. (1840). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci del mare di Messina. <em>Il Maurolico, Giornale di Scienze, Lettere e Arti.</em> v. 4 (fasc. 6): 236-244.
page(s): 237 [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]
page(s): 348 [details]
original description (of Centrolophus ovalis Cuvier, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517
page(s): 546 [details]
original description (of Centrolophus rotundicauda Costa, 1866) Costa, O. G. (1866). Illustrazione di un Centrolofo pescato nel golfo di Napoli. <em>Annuario dell'Museo Zoologico della R. Università di Napoli.</em> v. 6: 84-87, Pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Schedophilus botteri Steindachner, 1868) Steindachner, F. (1868). Ichthyologischer Bericht über eine nach Spanien und Portugal unternommene Reise. (V. Fortsetzung.) Übersicht der Meeresfische an den Küsten Spanien's und Portugal's. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 57 (1. abth.): 351-424, Pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Crius berthelotii Valenciennes, 1839) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Eucrotus ventralis Bean, 1912) Bean, T. H. (1912). Description of new fishes of Bermuda. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 25: 121-126. [details]
original description (of Leirus bennettii Lowe, 1834) Lowe, R. T. (1834). A collection of fishes made in that island [Madeira] ... They include the following species ... regarded as hitherto undescribed . <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833.</em> (pt 1) (for 24 Dec.): 142-144. [details]
original description (of Mupus imperialis Cocco, 1840) Cocco, A. (1840). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci del mare di Messina. <em>Il Maurolico, Giornale di Scienze, Lettere e Arti.</em> v. 4 (fasc. 6): 236-244.
page(s): 237 [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]
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 (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | ovale zwartvis | [details] |
| English | imperial blackfish | [details] |
| French | rouffe impérial | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Βασιλομεδουσοφάγος | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Mupus imperialis Cocco, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Centrolophus crassus Cuvier, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Centrolophus corcyrensis Kolombatovic, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Centrolophus ovalis Cuvier, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Centrolophus rotundicauda Costa, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Crius berthelotii Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Mupus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Eucrotus ventralis Bean, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Schedophilus botteri Steindachner, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Centrolophus porosissimus Canestrini, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Leirus bennettii Lowe, 1834)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Schedophilus ovalis)
To FishBase (from synonym Centrolophus corcyrensis Kolombatovic, 1902)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Centrolophus porosissimus Canestrini, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Centrolophus crassus Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Centrolophus ovalis Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Mupus imperialis Cocco, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Leirus bennettii Lowe, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Mupus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833))
To FishBase (from synonym Centrolophus rotundicauda Costa, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Schedophilus botteri Steindachner, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Crius berthelotii Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Eucrotus ventralis Bean, 1912)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Centrolophus ovalis Cuvier, 1833)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Schedophilus ovalis RAD114302-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Schedophilus ovalis RAD114302-002)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Mupus imperialis Cocco, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Centrolophus crassus Cuvier, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Centrolophus corcyrensis Kolombatovic, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Centrolophus ovalis Cuvier, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Centrolophus rotundicauda Costa, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Crius berthelotii Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Mupus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Eucrotus ventralis Bean, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Schedophilus botteri Steindachner, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Centrolophus porosissimus Canestrini, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Leirus bennettii Lowe, 1834)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Schedophilus ovalis)
To FishBase (from synonym Centrolophus corcyrensis Kolombatovic, 1902)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Centrolophus porosissimus Canestrini, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Centrolophus crassus Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Centrolophus ovalis Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Mupus imperialis Cocco, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Leirus bennettii Lowe, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Mupus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833))
To FishBase (from synonym Centrolophus rotundicauda Costa, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Schedophilus botteri Steindachner, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Crius berthelotii Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Eucrotus ventralis Bean, 1912)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Centrolophus ovalis Cuvier, 1833)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Schedophilus ovalis RAD114302-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Schedophilus ovalis RAD114302-002)
To PESI
To ITIS
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