Pagrus Cuvier [G.] 1816:272 Masc. Sparus pagrus Linnaeus 1758. Type by absolute tautonymy (species mentioned in footnote). Appeared first in Cuvier 1814:92 [ref. 4884] as "Les Pagres". Cuvier includes S. pagrus of Bloch 1791 (Pl. 267), which is Sparus pagrus Linnaeus. Not preoccupied by Pagrus Plumier in Lacepède 1802 [not available] in fishes. The genus is now restricted to the Mediterranean and Atlantic. •Synonym of Sparus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Tortonese 1973:405 [ref. 7192]). •Valid as Pagrus Cuvier 1816 -- (Bianchi 1984 [ref. 5159], Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:177 [ref. 6441], Paulin 1990:260 [ref. 15774], Carpenter 2001:2992 [ref. 26104], Carpenter 2003:1557 [ref. 27092], Parin 2003:S11 [ref. 28536], Bray et al. 2006:1229 [ref. 29091], Chiba et al. 2009:167 [ref. 30869], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:48 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:370 [ref. 33547], Bañón et al. 2014:323 [ref. 33674], Parenti 2019:83 [ref. 36892]). Current status: Valid as Pagrus Cuvier 1816. Sparidae.