WoRMS name details
Clepticus parrae (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
280214 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:280214)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Clepticus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Bodianus Bloch, 1790
Clepticus parrai (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Brama parrae Bloch & Schneider, 1801) 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
page(s): 100 [details]
page(s): 100 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Clepticus parrae (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280214 on 2026-01-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Brama parrae Bloch & Schneider, 1801) 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
page(s): 100 [details]
page(s): 100 [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
context source (Bermuda)
Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys
(American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4)
. ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
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]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
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]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (39 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Clepticus parrai (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Creole wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clepticus parrae)
To FishBase (from synonym Clepticus parrai (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Clepticus parrae USNM 413054 lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Clepticus parrae USNM 413055 lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Clepticus parrai (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Creole wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clepticus parrae)
To FishBase (from synonym Clepticus parrai (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Clepticus parrae USNM 413054 lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Clepticus parrae USNM 413055 lateral view)
To ITIS