WoRMS taxon details
Mycteroperca fusca (Lowe, 1838)
127038 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127038)
accepted
Species
Serranus emarginatus Valenciennes, 1843 · unaccepted (synonym)
Serranus fuscus Lowe, 1838 · unaccepted
Serranus simonyi Steindachner, 1891 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Serranus fuscus Lowe, 1838) Lowe, R. T. (1836). Piscium Maderensium species quaedam novae, vel minus rite cognitae breviter descriptae, etc. <em>Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.</em> v. 6 (pts 1): 195-202, Pls. 1-6. [Sometimes cited as 1838. Cover of part 1 is dated 1836; part 3 and volume cover (pts 1-3) dated 1838. Pls. 1-3 are missing in the BHL scan.]. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Mycteroperca fusca (Lowe, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127038 on 2026-06-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serranus fuscus Lowe, 1838) Lowe, R. T. (1836). Piscium Maderensium species quaedam novae, vel minus rite cognitae breviter descriptae, etc. <em>Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.</em> v. 6 (pts 1): 195-202, Pls. 1-6. [Sometimes cited as 1838. Cover of part 1 is dated 1836; part 3 and volume cover (pts 1-3) dated 1838. Pls. 1-3 are missing in the BHL scan.]. [details]
original description (of Serranus simonyi Steindachner, 1891) Steindachner, F. (1891). Über einige neue und seltene Fische von dem canarischen Archipel, aus den Flüssen Südamerika's und von Madagascar unter dem Titel: `Ichthyologische Beiträge' (XV). <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 28 (18): 171-174. [details]
original description (of Serranus emarginatus Valenciennes, 1843) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Serranus simonyi Steindachner, 1891) Steindachner, F. (1891). Über einige neue und seltene Fische von dem canarischen Archipel, aus den Flüssen Südamerika's und von Madagascar unter dem Titel: `Ichthyologische Beiträge' (XV). <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 28 (18): 171-174. [details]
original description (of Serranus emarginatus Valenciennes, 1843) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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 (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [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]
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israel (Nation) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]Introduced species vector dispersal in Israel (Nation) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israel (Nation) : Shipping [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Serranus simonyi Steindachner, 1891)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Serranus emarginatus Valenciennes, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Serranus fuscus Lowe, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mycteroperca fusca)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus fuscus Lowe, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus simonyi Steindachner, 1891)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus emarginatus Valenciennes, 1843)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Serranus fuscus Lowe, 1838)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Serranus simonyi Steindachner, 1891)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Serranus emarginatus Valenciennes, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Serranus fuscus Lowe, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mycteroperca fusca)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus fuscus Lowe, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus simonyi Steindachner, 1891)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus emarginatus Valenciennes, 1843)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Serranus fuscus Lowe, 1838)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To PESI
To ITIS
