WoRMS taxon details
Pseudotolithus elongatus (Bowdich, 1825)
273784 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:273784)
accepted
Species
Corvina clavigera Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted
Corvina dux (Bowdich, 1825) · unaccepted
Corvina nigrita Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted
Johnius elongatus (Bowdich, 1825) · unaccepted
Johnius guineensis (Osório, 1909) · unaccepted
Johnius nigrita (Cuvier, 1830) · unaccepted
Larimus elongatus (Bowdich, 1825) · unaccepted
Otolithus guineensis Osório, 1909 · unaccepted
Sciaena dux Bowdich, 1825 · unaccepted
Sciaena elongata Bowdich, 1825 · unaccepted
Sciaena nigrita (Cuvier, 1830) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sciaena elongata Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.14573
page(s): 236, Fig. 43 [details]
page(s): 236, Fig. 43 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pseudotolithus elongatus (Bowdich, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273784 on 2026-02-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sciaena elongata Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.14573
page(s): 236, Fig. 43 [details]
original description (of Corvina clavigera 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): 101 [details]
original description (of Corvina nigrita 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): 103, Fig. 138 (part) [details]
original description (of Otolithus guineensis Osório, 1909) Osório, B. (1909). Peixes d'agua doce da Guiné Portugueza. <em>Memorias do Museu Bocage, Lisboa.</em> Fasc. 1: 95-107, Pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Sciaena dux Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.14573 [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]
page(s): 236, Fig. 43 [details]
original description (of Corvina clavigera 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): 101 [details]
original description (of Corvina nigrita 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): 103, Fig. 138 (part) [details]
original description (of Otolithus guineensis Osório, 1909) Osório, B. (1909). Peixes d'agua doce da Guiné Portugueza. <em>Memorias do Museu Bocage, Lisboa.</em> Fasc. 1: 95-107, Pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Sciaena dux Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.14573 [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
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bobo croaker | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Johnius elongatus (Bowdich, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Johnius elongatus (Bowdich, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Corvina clavigera Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Corvina nigrita Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Johnius elongatus) (from synonym Johnius elongatus (Bowdich, 1825))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudotolithus elongatus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena elongata Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena nigrita (Cuvier, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius guineensis (Osório, 1909))
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius nigrita (Cuvier, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Larimus elongatus (Bowdich, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Corvina clavigera Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus guineensis Osório, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena dux Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Corvina dux (Bowdich, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Corvina nigrita Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius elongatus (Bowdich, 1825))
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 52 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena elongata Bowdich, 1825)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Johnius elongatus (Bowdich, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Johnius elongatus (Bowdich, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Corvina clavigera Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Corvina nigrita Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Johnius elongatus) (from synonym Johnius elongatus (Bowdich, 1825))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudotolithus elongatus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena elongata Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena nigrita (Cuvier, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius guineensis (Osório, 1909))
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius nigrita (Cuvier, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Larimus elongatus (Bowdich, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Corvina clavigera Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Otolithus guineensis Osório, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena dux Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Corvina dux (Bowdich, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Corvina nigrita Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Johnius elongatus (Bowdich, 1825))
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 52 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena elongata Bowdich, 1825)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
