WoRMS name details
Plectorhinchus picus (Cuvier, 1828)
218555 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218555)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Diagramma pica Cuvier, 1828) Guérin-Méneville, F. E. (ed.). (1827-1828). Planches de Seba, Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio, accompagnées d'un texte explicatif mis au courant de la science et rédigé par unde réunion de Savans. Complete work published in 1827-31. v. 3. Fish plates 22-34. [A reissue of the Plates of Seba, Seba 1759 [ref. 18716], with binomial identifications added by Cuvier in 1828. The fish plates were published in 1827 (Livraisons 1-3). New names date to Cuvier 1828. See ref. 29507 for details.]. [details]
Description Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs from 3 to at least 50 m. Generally marketed fresh (Ref. 5284). Feeds on crustaceans and...
Description Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs from 3 to at least 50 m. Generally marketed fresh (Ref. 5284). Feeds on crustaceans and mollucs. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Plectorhinchus picus (Cuvier, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218555 on 2026-04-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Diagramma pica Cuvier, 1828) Guérin-Méneville, F. E. (ed.). (1827-1828). Planches de Seba, Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio, accompagnées d'un texte explicatif mis au courant de la science et rédigé par unde réunion de Savans. Complete work published in 1827-31. v. 3. Fish plates 22-34. [A reissue of the Plates of Seba, Seba 1759 [ref. 18716], with binomial identifications added by Cuvier in 1828. The fish plates were published in 1827 (Livraisons 1-3). New names date to Cuvier 1828. See ref. 29507 for details.]. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [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
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
Description Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs from 3 to at least 50 m. Generally marketed fresh (Ref. 5284). Feeds on crustaceans and mollucs. [details]
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plectorhinchus picus)
To FishBase
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plectorhinchus picus FIN029005 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plectorhinchus picus FIN029006 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plectorhinchus picus)
To FishBase
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plectorhinchus picus FIN029005 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plectorhinchus picus FIN029006 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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