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Sparus Linnaeus, 1758

1047178  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1047178)

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  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Perciformes (Order)
  7. Sparidae (Family)
  8. Sparus (Genus)
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  1. Species Sparus argyrops
  2. Species Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758
  3. Species Sparus cingularus
  4. Species Sparus guttulatus
  5. Species Sparus ovis
  6. Species Sparus swinhonis
  7. Species Sparus abildgaardi Bloch, 1791 accepted as Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  8. Species Sparus acromegalus (Osório, 1911) accepted as Virididentex acromegalus (Osório, 1911)
  9. Species Sparus alcedo Risso, 1810 accepted as Spicara smaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
  10. Species Sparus anchorago Bloch, 1791 accepted as Choerodon anchorago (Bloch, 1791)
  11. Species Sparus annularis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  12. Species Sparus argentatus Houttuyn, 1782 accepted as Pennahia argentata (Houttuyn, 1782)
  13. Species Sparus aries (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) accepted as Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
  14. Species Sparus auratus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758
  15. Species Sparus aureolineatus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802)
  16. Species Sparus auriga (Valenciennes, 1843) accepted as Pagrus auriga Valenciennes, 1843
  17. Species Sparus bajonado Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Calamus bajonado (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  18. Species Sparus bandatus Perry, 1810 accepted as Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)
  19. Species Sparus berda Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775)
  20. Species Sparus bifasciatus (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Acanthopagrus bifasciatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  21. Species Sparus biocellatus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Crenicichla saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  22. Species Sparus bogaraveo Brünnich, 1768 accepted as Pagellus bogaraveo (Brünnich, 1768)
  23. Species Sparus boops Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758)
  24. Species Sparus boops Houttuyn, 1782 accepted as Scombrops boops (Houttuyn, 1782)
  25. Species Sparus brachysomus Lockington, 1880 accepted as Calamus brachysomus (Lockington, 1880)
  26. Species Sparus brama Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
  27. Species Sparus britannus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Gerres longirostris (Lacepède, 1801)
  28. Species Sparus bufonites Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
  29. Species Sparus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830)
  30. Species Sparus caeruleosticus (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830)
  31. Species Sparus calamara Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775)
  32. Species Sparus cantharus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  33. Species Sparus cardinalis Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Evynnis cardinalis (Lacepède, 1802)
  34. Species Sparus castaneola Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
  35. Species Sparus caxis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792)
  36. Species Sparus centrodontus Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Pagellus bogaraveo (Brünnich, 1768)
  37. Species Sparus cernua Poggi, 1881 accepted as Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  38. Species Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)
  39. Species Sparus choerorynchus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775)
  40. Species Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  41. Species Sparus chrysomelas Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Epinephelus striatus (Bloch, 1792)
  42. Species Sparus chrysops Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Stenotomus chrysops (Linnaeus, 1766)
  43. Species Sparus chrysopterus Kishinouye, 1907 accepted as Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782)
  44. Species Sparus chrysurus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791)
  45. Species Sparus coeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830)
  46. Species Sparus compressus White, 1790 accepted as Pempheris compressa (White, 1790)
  47. Species Sparus coracinus Asso, 1801 accepted as Umbrina cirrosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  48. Species Sparus crenidens Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Crenidens crenidens (Forsskål, 1775)
  49. Species Sparus cruentatus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Cephalopholis cruentata (Lacepède, 1802)
  50. Species Sparus cuning Bloch, 1791 accepted as Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791)
  51. Species Sparus dentatus Berkenhout, 1789 accepted as Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
  52. Species Sparus dentex Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
  53. Species Sparus desfontaines (Lacepède, 1802) accepted as Haplochromis desfontainii (Lacepède, 1802)
  54. Species Sparus desfontainii Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Haplochromis desfontainii (Lacepède, 1802)
  55. Species Sparus desfontainii (Lacepède, 1802) accepted as Haplochromis desfontainii (Lacepède, 1802)
  56. Species Sparus edentulus Günther, 1859 accepted as Gerres filamentosus Cuvier, 1829
  57. Species Sparus ehrenbergi (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830)
  58. Species Sparus ehrenbergii (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830)
  59. Species Sparus erythrinus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  60. Species Sparus erythrourus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Gerres erythrourus (Bloch, 1791)
  61. Species Sparus falcatus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  62. Species Sparus fasciatus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)
  63. Species Sparus filamentosus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Cichlasoma bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  64. Species Sparus formosus Shaw, 1790 accepted as Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758
  65. Species Sparus galilaeus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  66. Species Sparus gibbosus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810)
  67. Species Sparus haffara Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Rhabdosargus haffara (Forsskål, 1775)
  68. Species Sparus hardwicke Bennett, 1830 accepted as Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1830)
  69. Species Sparus hasta Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775)
  70. Species Sparus hasta (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Sparidentex hasta (Valenciennes, 1830)
  71. Species Sparus holocyaneos Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Scarus coeruleus (Bloch, 1786)
  72. Species Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770 accepted as Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770)
  73. Species Sparus japonicus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791)
  74. Species Sparus latus Houttuyn, 1782 accepted as Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782)
  75. Species Sparus lepisurus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775)
  76. Species Sparus lineatus Montagu, 1818 accepted as Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  77. Species Sparus longispinnis (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775)
  78. Species Sparus lophus Fowler, 1925 accepted as Chrysoblephus lophus (Fowler, 1925)
  79. Species Sparus macrocephalus (Basilewsky, 1855) accepted as Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Bleeker, 1854)
  80. Species Sparus macrophthalmus Bloch, 1791 accepted as Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791)
  81. Species Sparus madagascariensis (Valenciennes, 1830) accepted as Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775)
  82. Species Sparus maena Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Spicara maena (Linnaeus, 1758)
  83. Species Sparus major (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) accepted as Pagrus major (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
  84. Species Sparus malabaricus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lutjanus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  85. Species Sparus melanurus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Oblada melanura (Linnaeus, 1758)
  86. Species Sparus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1831 accepted as Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830)
  87. Species Sparus miniatus Forster, 1801 accepted as Lethrinus miniatus (Forster, 1801)
  88. Species Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  89. Species Sparus natalensis (Castelnau, 1861) accepted as Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
  90. Species Sparus nhoquunda Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Crenicichla brasiliensis (Bloch, 1792)
  91. Species Sparus niger Montagu, 1804 accepted as Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
  92. Species Sparus niger Turton, 1804 accepted as Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
  93. Species Sparus nigricans Gronow, 1854 accepted as Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829)
  94. Species Sparus notatus Houttuyn, 1782 accepted as Apogon notatus (Houttuyn, 1782)
  95. Species Sparus osbeck Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Spicara maena (Linnaeus, 1758)
  96. Species Sparus pagrus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  97. Species Sparus palpebratus Boddaert, 1781 accepted as Photoblepharon palpebratum (Boddaert, 1781)
  98. Species Sparus pavo Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Crenicichla saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  99. Species Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792)
  100. Species Sparus psittacus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
  101. Species Sparus puntazzo Cetti, 1777 accepted as Diplodus puntazzo (Cetti, 1777)
  102. Species Sparus puntazzo Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)
  103. Species Sparus radiatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède, 1801)
  104. Species Sparus raii Bloch, 1791 accepted as Brama raii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
  105. Species Sparus raji (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
  106. Species Sparus rhomboides Linnaeus, 1766 (unaccepted)
  107. Species Sparus salpa Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
  108. Species Sparus sarba Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  109. Species Sparus sargus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
  110. Species Sparus saxatilis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
  111. Species Sparus scandens (Daldorff, 1797) (unaccepted)
  112. Species Sparus scirenga Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted)
  113. Species Sparus sciurus Shaw, 1803 (unaccepted)
  114. Species Sparus semiluna Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted)
  115. Species Sparus sinensis Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted)
  116. Species Sparus smaris Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
  117. Species Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  118. Species Sparus spinus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
  119. Species Sparus spinus Osbeck, 1757 (unaccepted)
  120. Species Sparus surinamensis Bloch, 1791 (unaccepted)
  121. Species Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
  122. Species Sparus testudineus (Bloch, 1792) (unaccepted)
  123. Species Sparus tetracanthus Bloch, 1791 (unaccepted)
  124. Species Sparus tranquebaricus Shaw, 1803 (unaccepted)
  125. Species Sparus tricuspidatus Spinola, 1807 (unaccepted)
  126. Species Sparus trimaculatus Shaw, 1809 (unaccepted)
  127. Species Sparus vagus (Peters, 1852) (unaccepted)
  128. Species Sparus vermicularis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (unaccepted)
  129. Species Sparus virgatus Houttuyn, 1782 (unaccepted)
  130. Species Sparus virginicus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
  131. Species Sparus vittatus Bloch, 1791 (unaccepted)
  132. Species Sparus zebra Brünnich, 1768 (unaccepted)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 277 [details] 
Taxonomic remark On Official List (Direction 34, supplement to Opinion 69). (Eschmeyer).  
Taxonomic remark On Official List (Direction 34, supplement to Opinion 69). (Eschmeyer). [details]
IRMNG (2022). Sparus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1047178 on 2025-03-19
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
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Decock, Wim

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 277 [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 

original description (of Roughleyia Whitley, 1931) Australian Zool., 6
page(s): 318 [details] 

original description (of Eudynama Gistel, 1848) Gistel, J. (1848). Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs: Für höhere Schulen. Hoffmann, Stuttgart.. xvi+216 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175526 [details] 

original description (of Dulosparus Fowler, 1933) Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., No. 100 (12)
page(s): 168 [details] 

original description (of Chrisophris Costa, 1856) Atti Accad. Pontan., 7 (1)
page(s): 39 [details] 

original description (of Daurada Stark, 1828) Elem. Nat. Hist., 1
page(s): 452 [details] 

original description (of Chryseis Schinz in Cuvier, 1822) in Cuvier, Thierreich, 2
page(s): 438 [details] 

original description (of Dorada Jarocki, 1822) Zoologiia, 4
page(s): 200 [details] 

original description (of Chrysophrys Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) H. N. Poiss., 6
page(s): 81 [details] 

original description (of Aurata Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817) Isis, [1182a]. [details] 

original description (of Chrysophris Cuvier, 1829) R. Anim., ed. 2, 2
page(s): 181 [details] 

original description (of Pagrichthys Bleeker, 1859) Natuurk. Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind., 21, 49
page(s): 60 [details] 

original description (of Caeso Gistel, 1848) Nat . Thierr., viii. [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info From FishBase: Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Nomenclatural status available [details]

Taxonomic remark On Official List (Direction 34, supplement to Opinion 69). (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758 [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Dulosparus Fowler, 1933)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Dulosparus Fowler, 1933)
To WoRMS (from synonym Aurata Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817)
To WoRMS (from synonym Roughleyia Whitley, 1931)
To WoRMS 
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