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BeRMS taxon details

Perca Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

151313 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151313)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Percinae Rafinesque, 1815

Direct children (7)

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Species Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Perca cernua Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Gymnocephalus cernua (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Perca labrax Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Perca nigra Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1789) (synonym)
Species Perca norvegica Ascanius, 1772 accepted as Sebastes norvegicus (Ascanius, 1772) (synonym)
Species Perca regia Asso, 1801 accepted as Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801)
Species Perca undulata Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Environment

~~marine~~, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

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.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Perca Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151313 on 2025-05-06

Regional species database citation

VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Perca Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151313 on 2025-05-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-06 10:22:32Z

created

Claus, Simon

2013-03-11 14:35:28Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-12-02 12:48:54Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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original description 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.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]