WoRMS taxon details
Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758)
159800 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159800)
accepted
Species
Lutianus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutjanus aubrieti Desmarest, 1823 · unaccepted
Lutjanus aubrietii Desmarest, 1823 · unaccepted
Lutjanus brachypterus Cope, 1871 · unaccepted
Mesoprion uninotatus Cuvier, 1828 · unaccepted
Neomaenis megalophthalmus Evermann & Marsh, 1900 · unaccepted
Prionodes sanctiandrewsi Fowler, 1944 · unaccepted
Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Sparus vermicularis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution Western Atlantic: Bermuda and North Carolina, USA to southeastern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Distribution Western Atlantic: Bermuda and North Carolina, USA to southeastern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159800 on 2026-02-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Sparus vermicularis 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
page(s): 275 [details]
original description (of Lutjanus brachypterus Cope, 1871) Cope, E. D. (1871). Contribution to the ichthyology of the Lesser Antilles. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series).</em> v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5): 445-483.
page(s): 470 [details]
original description (of Mesoprion uninotatus Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339
page(s): 449, Pl. 39 [details]
original description (of Lutjanus aubrietii Desmarest, 1823) Desmarest, A. G. (1823). Première Décade Ichthyologique, ou, Description complète de dix espèces de poissons nouvelles, ou imparfaitement connues, habitant la mer qui baigne les côtes de l'ile de Cuba. <em>Mémoires de la Société linnéenne de Paris.</em> v. 2: 163-210.
page(s): 177 [17], Pl. 2 (fig. 1, not 2) [details]
original description (of Neomaenis megalophthalmus Evermann & Marsh, 1900) Evermann, B. W.; Marsh M. C. (1900). The fishes of Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 20 (pt 1) [for 1900]: 49-350, Pls. 1-49. [Special printing as a separate in 1900 to which it dates; published in 1902 in Bulletin; see p. xiii in Bull. U.S. Fish Comm., v. 20.]. [details]
original description (of Prionodes sanctiandrewsi Fowler, 1944) Fowler, H. W. (1944). Results of the fifth George Vanderbilt expedition (1941) (Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, Panama, Galápagos Archipelago and Mexican Pacific islands). The Fishes. <em>Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 57-529, Pls. 1-20. [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]
[request]original description (of Sparus vermicularis 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
page(s): 275 [details]
original description (of Lutjanus brachypterus Cope, 1871) Cope, E. D. (1871). Contribution to the ichthyology of the Lesser Antilles. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series).</em> v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5): 445-483.
page(s): 470 [details]
original description (of Mesoprion uninotatus Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339
page(s): 449, Pl. 39 [details]
original description (of Lutjanus aubrietii Desmarest, 1823) Desmarest, A. G. (1823). Première Décade Ichthyologique, ou, Description complète de dix espèces de poissons nouvelles, ou imparfaitement connues, habitant la mer qui baigne les côtes de l'ile de Cuba. <em>Mémoires de la Société linnéenne de Paris.</em> v. 2: 163-210.
page(s): 177 [17], Pl. 2 (fig. 1, not 2) [details]
original description (of Neomaenis megalophthalmus Evermann & Marsh, 1900) Evermann, B. W.; Marsh M. C. (1900). The fishes of Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 20 (pt 1) [for 1900]: 49-350, Pls. 1-49. [Special printing as a separate in 1900 to which it dates; published in 1902 in Bulletin; see p. xiii in Bull. U.S. Fish Comm., v. 20.]. [details]
original description (of Prionodes sanctiandrewsi Fowler, 1944) Fowler, H. W. (1944). Results of the fifth George Vanderbilt expedition (1941) (Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, Panama, Galápagos Archipelago and Mexican Pacific islands). The Fishes. <em>Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 57-529, Pls. 1-20. [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 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]
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
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Bermuda and North Carolina, USA to southeastern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea [details]Habitat benthic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | whitewater snappersilk snapperlane snapper | [details] |
| Spanish | pargo biajaiba | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (190 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Neomaenis megalophthalmus Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sparus vermicularis Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus aubrieti Desmarest, 1823)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion uninotatus Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Lutianus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus brachypterus Cope, 1871)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus synagris)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus aubrietii Desmarest, 1823)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus brachypterus Cope, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus aubrieti Desmarest, 1823)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion uninotatus Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Neomaenis megalophthalmus Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
To FishBase (from synonym Prionodes sanctiandrewsi Fowler, 1944)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus vermicularis Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (341 nucleotides; 243 proteins)
To GenBank (341 nucleotides; 243 proteins) (from synonym Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus mahogoni P15116 illustration) (from synonym Neomaenis megalophthalmus Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus synagris FIN035196 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus synagris FIN035203 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Neomaenis megalophthalmus Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sparus vermicularis Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus aubrieti Desmarest, 1823)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion uninotatus Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Lutianus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus brachypterus Cope, 1871)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus synagris)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus aubrietii Desmarest, 1823)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus brachypterus Cope, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus aubrieti Desmarest, 1823)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion uninotatus Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Neomaenis megalophthalmus Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
To FishBase (from synonym Prionodes sanctiandrewsi Fowler, 1944)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus vermicularis Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (341 nucleotides; 243 proteins)
To GenBank (341 nucleotides; 243 proteins) (from synonym Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus mahogoni P15116 illustration) (from synonym Neomaenis megalophthalmus Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus synagris FIN035196 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus synagris FIN035203 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
