WoRMS taxon details
Paranthias furcifer (Valenciennes, 1828)
282084 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:282084)
accepted
Species
Anthias furcifer (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Centropristes nebulosus Castelnau, 1855 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Centropristis nebulosus Castelnau, 1855 · unaccepted
Cephalopholis furcifer (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Corvina oxyptera DeKay, 1842 · unaccepted
Serranus castelnaui Jordan & Eigenmann, 1890 · unaccepted
Serranus creolus Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Serranus furcifer Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Serranus furcifer Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Paranthias furcifer (Valenciennes, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=282084 on 2026-02-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serranus castelnaui Jordan & Eigenmann, 1890) Jordan, D. S.; Eigenmann, C. H. (1890). A review of the genera and species of Serranidae found in the waters of America and Europe. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 8 (art. 9) (for 1888): 329-441, Pls. 60-69. [details]
original description (of Serranus creolus Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339 [details]
original description (of Serranus furcifer Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339 [details]
original description (of Centropristis nebulosus Castelnau, 1855) Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. <em>Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand).</em> v. 2: i-xii + 1-112, Pls. 1-50., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.110120
page(s): 5, Pl. 1 (fig. 4) [details]
original description (of Corvina oxyptera DeKay, 1842) DeKay, J. E. (1842). Zoology of New-York, or the New-York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New-York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Part IV. Fishes. <em>W. & A. White & J. Visscher, Albany. (part of: Natural History of New York).</em> i-xv + 1-415, Pls. 1-79. [Plates in separate volume; fishes, Pls. 1-79 [most in color].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2079 [details]
original description (of Serranus creolus Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339 [details]
original description (of Serranus furcifer Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339 [details]
original description (of Centropristis nebulosus Castelnau, 1855) Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. <em>Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand).</em> v. 2: i-xii + 1-112, Pls. 1-50., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.110120
page(s): 5, Pl. 1 (fig. 4) [details]
original description (of Corvina oxyptera DeKay, 1842) DeKay, J. E. (1842). Zoology of New-York, or the New-York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New-York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Part IV. Fishes. <em>W. & A. White & J. Visscher, Albany. (part of: Natural History of New York).</em> i-xv + 1-415, Pls. 1-79. [Plates in separate volume; fishes, Pls. 1-79 [most in color].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2079 [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
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) Ships: general [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | creole-fishbarberAtlantic creolefish | [details] |
| Spanish | rabirrubia del Golfo | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (39 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Centropristes nebulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Anthias furcifer (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Corvina oxyptera DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Serranus furcifer Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Serranus creolus Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Centropristis nebulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Serranus castelnaui Jordan & Eigenmann, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paranthias furcifer)
To FishBase (from synonym Anthias furcifer (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus castelnaui Jordan & Eigenmann, 1890)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus creolus Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus furcifer Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Centropristis nebulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Corvina oxyptera DeKay, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Centropristes nebulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Serranus furcifer Valenciennes, 1828)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Cephalopholis furcifer (Valenciennes, 1828))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brachyrhinus furcifer P02065 illustration)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Centropristes nebulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Anthias furcifer (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Corvina oxyptera DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Serranus furcifer Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Serranus creolus Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Centropristis nebulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Serranus castelnaui Jordan & Eigenmann, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paranthias furcifer)
To FishBase (from synonym Anthias furcifer (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus castelnaui Jordan & Eigenmann, 1890)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus creolus Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus furcifer Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Centropristis nebulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Corvina oxyptera DeKay, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Centropristes nebulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Serranus furcifer Valenciennes, 1828)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Cephalopholis furcifer (Valenciennes, 1828))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brachyrhinus furcifer P02065 illustration)
To ITIS
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