WoRMS taxon details
Zeugopterus punctatus (Bloch, 1787)
127151 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127151)
accepted
Species
Pleuronectes punctatus Bloch, 1787 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pleuronectes punctatus Bloch, 1787) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 31, Pl. 189 [details]
page(s): 31, Pl. 189 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Zeugopterus punctatus (Bloch, 1787). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127151 on 2025-11-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pleuronectes punctatus Bloch, 1787) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 31, Pl. 189 [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): 31, Pl. 189 [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
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 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]
additional source Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 31 [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 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]
additional source Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 31 [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]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Breton | tersen | [details] |
| Danish | hårhvarre | [details] |
| Dutch | gevlekte griet | [details] |
| English | topknot | [details] |
| French | targeursole des rochers | [details] |
| German | Haarbutt | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | hårvar | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | hårvar | [details] |
| Swedish | bergvar | [details] |
| Welsh | lleden benglwm | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (112 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes punctatus Bloch, 1787)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zeugopterus punctatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes punctatus Bloch, 1787)
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 39 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes punctatus Bloch, 1787)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (112 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes punctatus Bloch, 1787)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zeugopterus punctatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes punctatus Bloch, 1787)
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 39 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes punctatus Bloch, 1787)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS