WoRMS taxon details
Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)
126970 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126970)
accepted
Species
Chlorichthys pavo (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
Chloricthys pavo (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Julis blochii Valenciennes, 1839 · unaccepted
Julis pavo (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Julis squamimarginatus Bowdich, 1825 · unaccepted (synonym)
Julis squami-marginatus Bowdich, 1825 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Julis squamismarginatus Bowdich, 1825 · unaccepted
Julis squamis-marginatus Bowdich, 1825 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Julis turcica Risso, 1827 · unaccepted (synonym)
Julis turcica lemniscata Lowe, 1843 · unaccepted
Julis turcica torquata Lowe, 1843 · unaccepted
Julis turcicia Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Julis unimaculata Lowe, 1841 · unaccepted
Julis unimaculata lineolata Lowe, 1841 · unaccepted
Julis unimaculata taeniata Lowe, 1841 · unaccepted
Julis vulgaris Valenciennes, 1843 · unaccepted
Labrus leo Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
Labrus pavo Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Labrus syriacus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Thalassoma parvo (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma pavo lemniscata (Lowe, 1843) · unaccepted
Thalassoma pavo taeniata (Lowe, 1841) · unaccepted
Thalassoma pavo torquata (Lowe, 1843) · unaccepted
Thalassoma unimaculatum (Lowe, 1841) · unaccepted
Thallasoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Subspecies Thalassoma pavo lemniscata (Lowe, 1843) accepted as Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Thalassoma pavo taeniata (Lowe, 1841) accepted as Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Thalassoma pavo torquata (Lowe, 1843) accepted as Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Labrus pavo Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126970 on 2026-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Labrus leo Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 37 [details]
original description (of Labrus pavo Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Julis blochii Valenciennes, 1839) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1839). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome treizième. Livre seizième. Des Labroïdes. v. 13, pp i-xix + 1-505 + 1 p., Pls. 369-388. [details]
original description (of Julis vulgaris Valenciennes, 1843) 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 Labrus syriacus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 244 [details]
original description (of Julis unimaculata Lowe, 1841) Lowe, R. T. (1841). Certain new species of Madeiran fishes . <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840.</em> (pt. 8, no. 89): 36-39. [details]
original description (of Julis squamimarginatus Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238.
page(s): 234, Fig. 53 [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): 37 [details]
original description (of Labrus pavo Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Julis blochii Valenciennes, 1839) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1839). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome treizième. Livre seizième. Des Labroïdes. v. 13, pp i-xix + 1-505 + 1 p., Pls. 369-388. [details]
original description (of Julis vulgaris Valenciennes, 1843) 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 Labrus syriacus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 244 [details]
original description (of Julis unimaculata Lowe, 1841) Lowe, R. T. (1841). Certain new species of Madeiran fishes . <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840.</em> (pt. 8, no. 89): 36-39. [details]
original description (of Julis squamimarginatus Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238.
page(s): 234, Fig. 53 [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 (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). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]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]
additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshku palluapeshk i stolisur | [details] |
| Hebrew | טווסון ים-תיכוני | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Γαϊτανούρι | [details] |
| Turkish | gun baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Chlorichthys pavo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications) (from synonym Julis vulgaris Valenciennes, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Thalassoma unimaculatum (Lowe, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Julis blochii Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Julis turcica Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Labrus leo Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Labrus syriacus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications) (from synonym Labrus pavo Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Julis unimaculata Lowe, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications) (from synonym Julis pavo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thalassoma pavo)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma unimaculatum (Lowe, 1841))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus pavo Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus leo Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis squamismarginatus Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis turcicia Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis unimaculata Lowe, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis pavo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis blochii Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma pavo lemniscata (Lowe, 1843))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma pavo torquata (Lowe, 1843))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis turcica lemniscata Lowe, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis turcica torquata Lowe, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis unimaculata lineolata Lowe, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis unimaculata taeniata Lowe, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Chlorichthys pavo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis vulgaris Valenciennes, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus syriacus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma parvo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis squamimarginatus Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma pavo taeniata (Lowe, 1841))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (155 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To GenBank (155 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Labrus pavo Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Chlorichthys pavo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications) (from synonym Julis vulgaris Valenciennes, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Thalassoma unimaculatum (Lowe, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Julis blochii Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Julis turcica Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Labrus leo Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Labrus syriacus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications) (from synonym Labrus pavo Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Julis unimaculata Lowe, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications) (from synonym Julis pavo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thalassoma pavo)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma unimaculatum (Lowe, 1841))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus pavo Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus leo Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis squamismarginatus Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis turcicia Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis unimaculata Lowe, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis pavo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis blochii Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma pavo lemniscata (Lowe, 1843))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma pavo torquata (Lowe, 1843))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis turcica lemniscata Lowe, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis turcica torquata Lowe, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis unimaculata lineolata Lowe, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis unimaculata taeniata Lowe, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Chlorichthys pavo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis vulgaris Valenciennes, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus syriacus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma parvo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis squamimarginatus Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma pavo taeniata (Lowe, 1841))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (155 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To GenBank (155 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Labrus pavo Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
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