WoRMS taxon details
Stellifer scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884)
1840999 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1840999)
accepted
Species
Ophioscion obscurus Hildebrand, 1946 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ophioscion sciera (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Sciaena sciera Jordan & Gilbert, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sciaena sciera Jordan & Gilbert, 1884) Jordan, D. S.; Gilbert, C. H. (1884-1885). Description of Sciaena sciera, a new species of Sciaena from Mazatlan and Panama. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 7 (no. 452): 480-482 [P. 480 with new taxon name and part of diagnosis published on 23 Oct. 1884, pp. 481-482 on 25 Feb. 1885.]. [details]
WoRMS (2026). Stellifer scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1840999 on 2026-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sciaena sciera Jordan & Gilbert, 1884) Jordan, D. S.; Gilbert, C. H. (1884-1885). Description of Sciaena sciera, a new species of Sciaena from Mazatlan and Panama. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 7 (no. 452): 480-482 [P. 480 with new taxon name and part of diagnosis published on 23 Oct. 1884, pp. 481-482 on 25 Feb. 1885.]. [details]
original description (of Ophioscion obscurus Hildebrand, 1946) Hildebrand, S. F. (1946). A descriptive catalog of the shore fishes of Peru. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 189: i-xi + 1-530., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10117 [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
original description (of Ophioscion obscurus Hildebrand, 1946) Hildebrand, S. F. (1946). A descriptive catalog of the shore fishes of Peru. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 189: i-xi + 1-530., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10117 [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | dusky croaker [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | corvineta parda [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes) (from synonym Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophioscion obscurus Hildebrand, 1946)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophioscion sciera (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Sciaena sciera Jordan & Gilbert, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena sciera Jordan & Gilbert, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophioscion obscurus Hildebrand, 1946)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophioscion sciera (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena sciera Jordan & Gilbert, 1884)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophioscion obscurus P08925 illustration) (from synonym Ophioscion obscurus Hildebrand, 1946)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophioscion obscurus Hildebrand, 1946)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophioscion sciera (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Sciaena sciera Jordan & Gilbert, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena sciera Jordan & Gilbert, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophioscion obscurus Hildebrand, 1946)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophioscion sciera (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena sciera Jordan & Gilbert, 1884)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophioscion obscurus P08925 illustration) (from synonym Ophioscion obscurus Hildebrand, 1946)
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Hosted externally, from synonym
