WoRMS taxon details
Brachygenys chrysargyrea (Günther, 1859)
1841028 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1841028)
accepted
Species
Brachygenys chrysargyreum (Günther, 1859) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Brachygenys chrysargyreus (Günther, 1859) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Brachygenys taeniata (Poey, 1860) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Haemulon serrula (Cuvier, 1830) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Haemulon taeniatum Poey, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pristipoma serrula Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859) Günther, A. (1859). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae. <em>London.</em> v. 1: i-xxxi + 1-524., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8809 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Brachygenys chrysargyrea (Günther, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1841028 on 2026-05-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859) Günther, A. (1859). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae. <em>London.</em> v. 1: i-xxxi + 1-524., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8809 [details]
original description (of Pristipoma serrula Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 272 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Pristipoma serrula Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 272 [details]
basis of record 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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | smallmouth grunt [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | ronco boquichica [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Brachygenys taeniata (Poey, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Pristipoma serrula Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Brachygenys chrysargyreus (Günther, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Haemulon taeniatum Poey, 1860)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brachygenys chrysargyreum) (from synonym Brachygenys chrysargyreum (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase
To Fishbase (from synonym Brachygenys chrysargyreum (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Brachygenys chrysargyreus (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Haemulon serrula (Cuvier, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Haemulon taeniatum Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Brachygenys taeniata (Poey, 1860))
To FishBase (from synonym Pristipoma serrula Cuvier, 1830)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 49 proteins) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 49 proteins) (from synonym Brachygenys chrysargyreum (Günther, 1859))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To NHMUK collection (Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2576523) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Haemulon chrysargyreum USNM 414324 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Haemulon chrysargyreum USNM 414325 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Brachygenys taeniata (Poey, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Pristipoma serrula Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Brachygenys chrysargyreus (Günther, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Haemulon taeniatum Poey, 1860)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brachygenys chrysargyreum) (from synonym Brachygenys chrysargyreum (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase
To Fishbase (from synonym Brachygenys chrysargyreum (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Brachygenys chrysargyreus (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Haemulon serrula (Cuvier, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Haemulon taeniatum Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Brachygenys taeniata (Poey, 1860))
To FishBase (from synonym Pristipoma serrula Cuvier, 1830)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 49 proteins) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 49 proteins) (from synonym Brachygenys chrysargyreum (Günther, 1859))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To NHMUK collection (Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2576523) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Haemulon chrysargyreum USNM 414324 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Haemulon chrysargyreum USNM 414325 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859)