WoRMS taxon details
Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792)
159238 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159238)
accepted
Species
Archosargus aries (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted
Archosargus oviceps Ginsburg, 1952 · unaccepted
Sargus aries Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3.
page(s): 295 [details]
page(s): 295 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; absent in the Bahamas and West Indies; also...
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; absent in the Bahamas and West Indies; also absent in Bermuda, Grenada [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159238 on 2023-05-28
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original description
(of Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3.
page(s): 295 [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 295 [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]





From other sources
Diet Feeds mainly on mollusks and crustaceans [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; absent in the Bahamas and West Indies; also absent in Bermuda, Grenada [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Inhabits bays and estuaries. Freely enters brackish waters; sometimes enters freshwaters. [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, fishery, gamefish and aquarium fish [details]
To Barcode of Life (72 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Sargus aries Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (155 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Archosargus oviceps Ginsburg, 1952)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Archosargus aries (Valenciennes, 1830))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sargus aries Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792)
To FishBase (from synonym Archosargus aries (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Archosargus oviceps Ginsburg, 1952)
To FishBase images (Archosargus probatocephalus, USA, by Wirtz, P.)
To GenBank (281 nucleotides; 71 proteins) (from synonym Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792)
To GenBank (281 nucleotides; 71 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archosargus probatocephalus P01161 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archosargus probatocephalus P01161 illustration)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 476240)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Sargus aries Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (155 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Archosargus oviceps Ginsburg, 1952)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Archosargus aries (Valenciennes, 1830))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sargus aries Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792)
To FishBase (from synonym Archosargus aries (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Archosargus oviceps Ginsburg, 1952)
To FishBase images (Archosargus probatocephalus, USA, by Wirtz, P.)
To GenBank (281 nucleotides; 71 proteins) (from synonym Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792)
To GenBank (281 nucleotides; 71 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archosargus probatocephalus P01161 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archosargus probatocephalus P01161 illustration)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 476240)
To ITIS