WoRMS taxon details
Cottapistus cottoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
280404 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:280404)
accepted
Species
Abcichthys scorpio (Ogilby, 1910) · unaccepted
Cottapistus scorpio (Ogilby, 1910) · unaccepted
Leiocranium scorpio (Ogilby, 1910) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Paracentropogon scorpio Ogilby, 1910 · unaccepted (synonym)
Perca cottoides Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Vadesuma scorpio (Ogilby, 1910) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Perca cottoides Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Cottapistus cottoides (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280404 on 2026-02-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Perca cottoides Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Paracentropogon scorpio Ogilby, 1910) Ogilby, J. D. (1910). On some new fishes from the Queensland coast. Endeavour Series, I. <em>[Was to have appeared as Proc. R. Soc. Queensland, v. 23; withdrawn and privately published.].</em> 85-139. [details]
[request]original description (of Paracentropogon scorpio Ogilby, 1910) Ogilby, J. D. (1910). On some new fishes from the Queensland coast. Endeavour Series, I. <em>[Was to have appeared as Proc. R. Soc. Queensland, v. 23; withdrawn and privately published.].</em> 85-139. [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
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Vadesuma scorpio (Ogilby, 1910))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Perca cottoides Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Paracentropogon scorpio Ogilby, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cottapistus cottoides)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottapistus scorpio (Ogilby, 1910))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca cottoides Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Abcichthys scorpio (Ogilby, 1910))
To FishBase (from synonym Vadesuma scorpio (Ogilby, 1910))
To FishBase (from synonym Leiocranium scorpio (Ogilby, 1910))
To FishBase (from synonym Paracentropogon scorpio Ogilby, 1910)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Perca cottoides Linnaeus, 1758)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Vadesuma scorpio (Ogilby, 1910))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Perca cottoides Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Paracentropogon scorpio Ogilby, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cottapistus cottoides)
To FishBase (from synonym Cottapistus scorpio (Ogilby, 1910))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca cottoides Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Abcichthys scorpio (Ogilby, 1910))
To FishBase (from synonym Vadesuma scorpio (Ogilby, 1910))
To FishBase (from synonym Leiocranium scorpio (Ogilby, 1910))
To FishBase (from synonym Paracentropogon scorpio Ogilby, 1910)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Perca cottoides Linnaeus, 1758)
To ITIS
