maurosparus, Sparus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:301 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Istanbul or Izmir, Turkey, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Based on "Sparus Μαυρόψαρο" of Forsskål 1775:16 [ref. 1351]. Name should have been mauropsarus. Type locality and synonymy see Fricke 2008:42 [ref. 30182]. •Synonym of Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål 1775) -- (Siddiqui at al. 2014:87 [ref. 33479]). •Synonym of Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Fricke 2008:42 [ref. 30182]). Current status: Synonym of Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus 1758). Sparidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.