osbeck, Sparus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:33, 108 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:90 [ref. 20898], Bauchot 1974:992 [ref. 21548]. New name for Sparus lineatus Bonnaterre 1788, which was a substitute for Sparus radiatus Osbeck 1771. •Synonym of Spicara maena (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Tortonese et al. 1973:417 [ref. 7202], Heemstra 1990:769 [ref. 18769], Parenti 2019:55 [ref. 36892]). Current status: Synonym of Spicara maena (Linnaeus 1758). Sparidae. Habitat: marine.