WoRMS taxon details
Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758
217970 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217970)
accepted
Species
Centricus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Centriscus capito Oshima, 1922 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Note Type species of the genus
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of the genus [details]
Description Inhabits sandy or muddy floors of shallow inlet waters.
Description Inhabits sandy or muddy floors of shallow inlet waters. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217970 on 2026-08-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Centriscus capito Oshima, 1922) Oshima, M. (1922). A review of the fishes of the family Centriscidæ found in the waters of Formosa. <em>Annals of the Carnegie Museum.</em> v. 13 (nos 3-4) (art. 7): 260-264, Pl. 13 (figs. 2-3)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.214999 [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]
[request]original description (of Centriscus capito Oshima, 1922) Oshima, M. (1922). A review of the fishes of the family Centriscidæ found in the waters of Formosa. <em>Annals of the Carnegie Museum.</em> v. 13 (nos 3-4) (art. 7): 260-264, Pl. 13 (figs. 2-3)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.214999 [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]
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
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits sandy or muddy floors of shallow inlet waters. [details]Type species Type species of the genus [details]
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Centriscus capito Oshima, 1922)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centriscus scutatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Centricus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Centriscus capito Oshima, 1922)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centriscus scutatus USNM 396011 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centriscus scutatus USNM 396011 radiograph)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Centriscus capito Oshima, 1922)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centriscus scutatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Centricus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Centriscus capito Oshima, 1922)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centriscus scutatus USNM 396011 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centriscus scutatus USNM 396011 radiograph)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
