WoRMS taxon details
Sphyraena japonica Bloch & Schneider, 1801
212046 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212046)
accepted
Species
Sphyraena japonica Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Sphyraena japonica Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212046 on 2026-08-05
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Nomenclature
original description
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, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471 [details]
original description (of Sphyraena japonica Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 354 [details]
basis of record MacNae, W., Kalk, M. (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [details]
original description (of Sphyraena japonica Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 354 [details]
basis of record MacNae, W., Kalk, M. (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [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
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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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]
[request]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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヤマトカマス | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes) (from synonym Sphyraena japonica Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena japonica Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena japonica)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena japonica) (from synonym Sphyraena japonica Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena japonica Cuvier, 1829)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes) (from synonym Sphyraena japonica Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Sphyraena japonica Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena japonica)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyraena japonica) (from synonym Sphyraena japonica Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sphyraena japonica Cuvier, 1829)
To ITIS
