Sciaenops ocellatus
creator: Appeltans, Ward
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159335 on 2026-08-29
created: 2005-05-27T11:47:05Z
modified: 2008-01-15T18:27:08Z
replaces: 309675
replaces: 307343
replaces: 402020
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
class: Teleostei
family: Sciaenidae
genus: Sciaenops
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. chez Plassan: Paris, France. v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16.
name published in: Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767].
name published in year: 1802
name published in year: 1767
order: Eupercaria incertae sedis
parent name usage ID: 159334
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Linnaeus, 1766)
specific epithet: ocellatus
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted