WoRMS taxon details
Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey, 1860)
159231 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159231)
accepted
Species
Mycleroperca bonaci · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Mycleroperca bonaci xanthastica Jordan & Swain, 1885 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Mycteroperca bonaci var. xanthosticta Jordan & Swain, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Serranus arara (Parra, 1787) · unaccepted
Serranus bonaci Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Serranus brunneus Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Serranus cyclopomatus Poey, 1861 · unaccepted
Serranus decimalis Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Serranus latepictus Poey, 1861 · unaccepted
Trisotropis aguaji Poey, 1867 · unaccepted
- Variety Mycteroperca bonaci var. xanthosticta Jordan & Swain, 1885 accepted as Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey, 1860) (synonym)
- Subspecies Mycteroperca bonaci xanthosticta Jordan & Swain, 1885 accepted as Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey, 1860)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Serranus bonaci Poey, 1860) Poey, F. (1858-1861). Memorias sobra la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. 2: 1-96 (1858), 97-336 (1860), 337-442 (1861), pls. 1-19; La Habana ["1856-1858"]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2513061 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Massachusetts, USA to southern Brazil; including the southern Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys,...
Distribution Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Massachusetts, USA to southern Brazil; including the southern Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Bahamas, Cuba and throughout the Caribbean. Adults are unknown from the northeastern coast of the USA. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159231 on 2026-10-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serranus bonaci Poey, 1860) Poey, F. (1858-1861). Memorias sobra la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. 2: 1-96 (1858), 97-336 (1860), 337-442 (1861), pls. 1-19; La Habana ["1856-1858"]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2513061 [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [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 (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 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 McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Massachusetts, USA to southern Brazil; including the southern Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Bahamas, Cuba and throughout the Caribbean. Adults are unknown from the northeastern coast of the USA. [details]Habitat benthic [details]
To Barcode of Life (65 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Serranus decimalis Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Serranus bonaci Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Serranus brunneus Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Serranus arara (Parra, 1787))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mycteroperca bonaci xanthosticta Jordan & Swain, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Serranus cyclopomatus Poey, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus latepictus Poey, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Trisotropis aguaji Poey, 1867)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black Grouper)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black Grouper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mycteroperca bonaci)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus bonaci Poey, 1860)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus arara (Parra, 1787))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus cyclopomatus Poey, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Mycteroperca bonaci xanthosticta Jordan & Swain, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Trisotropis aguaji Poey, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus decimalis Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus latepictus Poey, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Mycteroperca bonaci var. xanthosticta Jordan & Swain, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus brunneus Poey, 1860)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (85 nucleotides; 61 proteins)
To GenBank (85 nucleotides; 61 proteins) (from synonym Serranus bonaci Poey, 1860)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Serranus decimalis Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Serranus bonaci Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Serranus brunneus Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Serranus arara (Parra, 1787))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mycteroperca bonaci xanthosticta Jordan & Swain, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Serranus cyclopomatus Poey, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus latepictus Poey, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Trisotropis aguaji Poey, 1867)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black Grouper)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black Grouper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mycteroperca bonaci)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus bonaci Poey, 1860)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus arara (Parra, 1787))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus cyclopomatus Poey, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Mycteroperca bonaci xanthosticta Jordan & Swain, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Trisotropis aguaji Poey, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus decimalis Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus latepictus Poey, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Mycteroperca bonaci var. xanthosticta Jordan & Swain, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus brunneus Poey, 1860)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (85 nucleotides; 61 proteins)
To GenBank (85 nucleotides; 61 proteins) (from synonym Serranus bonaci Poey, 1860)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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