WoRMS taxon details
Argyrops spinifer (Forsskål, 1775)
218590 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218590)
accepted
Species
Calamus ciliaris (von Bonde, 1923) · unaccepted
Pagrus ciliaris von Bonde, 1923 · unaccepted
Pagrus longifilis Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pagrus ruber Boulenger, 1888 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 32, xi [details]
page(s): 32, xi [details]
Note Type species of the genus.
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of the genus. [details]
Description Inhabits a wide range of bottoms, but most common between 5 and 100 m. Young fish occur in very shallow waters of sheltered...
Description Inhabits a wide range of bottoms, but most common between 5 and 100 m. Young fish occur in very shallow waters of sheltered bays; larger individuals in deeper water. Feeds on benthic invertebrates, mainly molluscs (Ref. 5213). Important foodfish. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Argyrops spinifer (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218590 on 2026-06-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pagrus ciliaris von Bonde, 1923) von Bonde, C. (1923). Shallow-water fishes procured by the S. S. "Pickle.". <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep.</em> 3 (art. 1): 1-40, Pls. 1-9. [details]
original description (of Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 32, xi [details]
original description (of Pagrus longifilis Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
original description (of Pagrus ruber Boulenger, 1888) Boulenger, G. A. (1888). An account of the fishes obtained by Surgeon-Major A. S. G. Jayakar at Muscat, east coast of Arabia. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887.</em> (pt 4): 653-667, Pl. 54. [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]
original description (of Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 32, xi [details]
original description (of Pagrus longifilis Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
original description (of Pagrus ruber Boulenger, 1888) Boulenger, G. A. (1888). An account of the fishes obtained by Surgeon-Major A. S. G. Jayakar at Muscat, east coast of Arabia. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887.</em> (pt 4): 653-667, Pl. 54. [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
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits a wide range of bottoms, but most common between 5 and 100 m. Young fish occur in very shallow waters of sheltered bays; larger individuals in deeper water. Feeds on benthic invertebrates, mainly molluscs (Ref. 5213). Important foodfish. [details]Type species Type species of the genus. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | king soldierbream | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (62 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Pagrus ciliaris von Bonde, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications) (from synonym Calamus ciliaris (von Bonde, 1923))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Argyrops spinifer)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calamus ciliaris) (from synonym Calamus ciliaris (von Bonde, 1923))
To FishBase (from synonym Calamus ciliaris (von Bonde, 1923))
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pagrus ciliaris von Bonde, 1923)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Calamus ciliaris (von Bonde, 1923))
To GenBank (94 nucleotides; 90 proteins) (from synonym Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (94 nucleotides; 90 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argyrops spinifer FIN034362 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argyrops spinifer FIN034363 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Pagrus ciliaris von Bonde, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications) (from synonym Calamus ciliaris (von Bonde, 1923))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Argyrops spinifer)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calamus ciliaris) (from synonym Calamus ciliaris (von Bonde, 1923))
To FishBase (from synonym Calamus ciliaris (von Bonde, 1923))
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pagrus ciliaris von Bonde, 1923)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Calamus ciliaris (von Bonde, 1923))
To GenBank (94 nucleotides; 90 proteins) (from synonym Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (94 nucleotides; 90 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argyrops spinifer FIN034362 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argyrops spinifer FIN034363 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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