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Species in the genus Argyrosomus: [ 25 ] records

aguilus, Trachurus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:42, Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:20 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Parenti 2019:119 [ref. 37117], Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

amoyensis, Pseudosciaena Bleeker [P.] 1863:144 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1; ref. 396] Amoy, China. Holotype (unique): RMNH 740. •Mention -- (Sasaki 1996:86 [ref. 22156]). •Questionably a synonym of Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Psomadakis et al. 2015:272 [ref. 34104] under A. amoyensis (Bleeker 1863)). •Valid as Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker 1863) -- (Trewavas 1977:334 [ref. 4459], Coad 1991:26 [ref. 15702], Talwar 1995:41 [ref. 25194], Carpenter et al. 1997:188 [ref. 23922], Sasaki in Randall & Lim 2000:621 [ref. 25122], Sasaki 2001:3126 [ref. 26108], Ali et al. 2018:331 [ref. 36183], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 26 [ref. 38321], Parenti 2020:4 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker 1863). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf east to China. Habitat: marine.

antarctica, Sciaena Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:100, Pl. 1 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] Melbourne market, Bass Strait, Australia. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:25 [ref. 6382]. •Valid as Argyrosomus antarcticus (Castelnau 1872) -- (Kuiter 1997:188 [ref. 25488]). •Synonym of Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède 1801) -- (Trewavas 1977:327 [ref. 4459], Daget & Trewavas 1986:333 [ref. 6211], Chao & Trewavas 1990:813 [ref. 18934], Gomon et al. 1994:603 [ref. 22532], Talwar 1995:44 [ref. 25194]). •Synonym of Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Griffiths & Heemstra 1995:10 [ref. 22038], Sasaki 2001:3127 [ref. 26108], Bray et al. 2006:1257 [ref. 29091], Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

aquila, Cheilodipterus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:684, 685, Pl. 21 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] La Rochelle, France, Bay of Biscay, northeastern Atlantic. Neotype: MNHN 0000-7511 (same as for *Perca regia* Asso). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:6 [ref. 6382]. Neotype designated by Trewavas 1966:4 [ref. 21252]. Neotype same as for Perca regia Asso 1801. •Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Trewavas 1973:397 [ref. 7201], Trewavas 1977:324 [ref. 4459], Chao in Whitehead et al. 1986:867 [ref. 13676], Chao & Trewavas 1990:814 [ref. 18934], Griffiths & Heemstra 1995:8 [ref. 22038], Golani 2005:46 [ref. 37112], Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439], Bariche & Fricke 2020:80 [ref. 37515]). Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

axillaris, Corvina De Vis [C. W.] 1884:538 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 4899] Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Corvina axillaris Cuvier 1830. •Synonym of Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

beccus, Argyrosomus Sasaki [K.] 1994:35, Figs. 1-2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 41 (no. 1); ref. 21446] Harbor Channel Islands, (sand bars off the Channel, now disappeared), 1.6 kilometers west of Harbor Inlet, Durban, South Africa. Holotype: USNM 325504. Paratypes: USNM 325505 (2). •Valid as Argyrosomus beccus Sasaki 1994 -- (Sasaki 1996:85 [ref. 22156], Parenti 2020:4 [ref. 37439], Sasaki 2022:392 [ref. 39862]). Current status: Valid as Argyrosomus beccus Sasaki 1994. Sciaenidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) endemic. Habitat: marine.

bleekeri, Sciaena Day [F.] 1876:185, Pl. 45 (fig. 4) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Mumbai and Gwadur, India. Syntypes: ZSI F968 (1), 988 (1, figured). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:144 [ref. 20743], Whitehead & Talwar 1976:160 [ref. 23762]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Pseudosciaena by Pseudotolithus bleekeri Steindachner 1866. Replaced by Pseudosciaena indica Tang 1937. •Synonym of Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker 1863) -- (Trewavas 1977:334 [ref. 4459], Talwar 1995:41 [ref. 25194], Parenti 2020:4 [ref. 37439]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker 1863). Sciaenidae. Habitat: marine.

corbina, Sciaena Cabrera y Corro [A.], Pérez [L.] & Hänseler [F.] 1817:6 [Lista de los peces del mar de Andalucía; ref. 17319] Western Andalusia, near Cádiz, Spain, eastern Atlantic. Name only, not available. Possibly appeared in an unpublished work. Genus originally as Sciena. See also Sciaena corbina Cabrera y Corro, Pérez & Hänseler in Graells 1887 [ref. 30438] with discussion on authorship. •In the synonymy of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

corbina, Sciaena Cabrera y Corro [A.], Pérez [L.] & Hänseler [F.] in Graells 1887:180 [Revista de los Progresos de las Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales, Madrid v. 22 (no. 3); ref. 30438] Western Andalusia, near Cádiz, Spain, eastern Atlantic. Name only, not available. Genus originally as Sciena. Based on Sciaena corbina Cabrera y Corro, Pérez & Hänseler 1817 [ref. 17319], possibly an unpublished work. •In the synonymy of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

coronus, Argyrosomus Griffiths [M. H.] & Heemstra [P. C.] 1995:28, Figs. 35-36 [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 65; ref. 22038] 4 kilometers south of Hoarusib River, northern Namibia, surf zone. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 48468. Paratypes: IRSNB 9723-25 (2, 1, 1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 48458-67 (1 ea.), 48469-72 (1 ea.), 48473 (1, skeleton). •Valid as Argyrosomus coronus Griffiths & Heemstra 1995 -- (van der Bank & Kirchner 1997:441 [ref. 24968], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:268 [ref. 28072], Parenti 2020:4 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Argyrosomus coronus Griffiths & Heemstra 1995. Sciaenidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic: Angola and Namibia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

heinii, Sciaena Steindachner [F.] 1902:317 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 39 (no. 24) (art. 76); ref. 14894] Quishn [Gischin], Yemen. Holotype (unique): NMW. Illustrated and described in detail in Steindachner 1903:141, Pl. 1 (fig. 4) [ref. 15046]. Type status: Steindachner 1902, ref. 14894 does not mention a number of specimens, but the description only refers to a single specimen. Steindachner 1903, ref. 15046 explicitly lists a single specimen, 41.5 cm TL. •Doubtful species, placement uncertain -- (Trewavas 1977:450 [ref. 4459], also with a holotype). •Valid as Argyrosomus heinii (Steindachner 1902) -- (Randall 1995:229 [ref. 22896], Sasaki 1996:86 [ref. 22156], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S110 [ref. 27377], Psomadakis et al. 2015:272 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:331 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:100 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2020:4 [ref. 37439], Sasaki 2022:393 [ref. 39862]). Current status: Valid as Argyrosomus heinii (Steindachner 1902). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: southern Arabian coast to Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

hololepidota, Sciaena Smith [A.] 1842:no pagination, Pl. 15 [Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa v. 4; ref. 4035] Apparently not an original description but an identification of Labrus hololepidotus Lacepède 1801; specimen from Table Bay, South Africa. Sciaenidae.

hololepidotus, Labrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:448, 518, Pl. 21 (fig. 2) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Grand Océan équatorial [is Fort Dauphin at Tôlanaro, Toliara Province, southeastern Madagascar]. Neotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 41433. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:97 [ref. 19171], Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:22 [ref. 6382]. Based on a drawing and description in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist), from Madagascar (according to Cuvier). Neotype designated by Griffiths & Heemstra 1995:17 [ref. 22038]. •Valid as Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède 1801) -- (Heemstra 1986:616 [ref. 5660], Daget & Trewavas 1986:333 [ref. 6211], Chao & Trewavas 1990:813 [ref. 18934], Bauchot in Lévêque et al. 1992:704 [ref. 21590], Kuiter 1993:199 [ref. 23929], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:164 [ref. 25472], Gomon et al. 1994:602 [ref. 22532], Poll & Gosse 1995:117 [ref. 24781], Griffiths & Heemstra 1995:17 [ref. 22038], Randall 1995:229 [ref. 22896], Talwar 1995:43 [ref. 25194], Sasaki 1996:86 [ref. 22156], Fricke 1999:304 [ref. 24106], Chao in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2638 [ref. 34618], Fricke et al. 2018:223 [ref. 35805], Reiner 2019:220 [ref. 38139], Parenti 2020:4 [ref. 37439], Russell & van Oijen 2021:430 [ref. 38177], Sasaki 2022:393 [ref. 39862]). Current status: Valid as Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède 1801). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius); records from other areas based on misidentifications. But range in ref. 34618 are Mauritania to South Africa, and in Indian Ocean to Australia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

indica, Pseudosciaena Tang [D.-S.] 1937:64 [The Amoy Marine Biological Bulletin v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 17889] Mumbai and Gwadur, India. Syntypes: ZSI F968 and 988 (2). Replacement name for Sciaena bleekeri Day 1876, secondarily preoccupied by Pseudotolithus bleekeri Steindachner 1866. •Synonym of Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker 1863) -- (Trewavas 1977:334 [ref. 4459], Parenti 2020:4 [ref. 37439]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker 1863). Sciaenidae. Habitat: marine.

inodorus, Argyrosomus Griffiths [M. H.] & Heemstra [P. C.] 1995:21, Figs. 21-22 [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 65; ref. 22038] False Bay, South Africa, depth 10 meters. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 44705. Paratypes: AMS I.34965-001 (2), I.34965-002 (2); BMNH 1994.11.30.2-3 (1, 1); MNHN 1994-0568 to 0569 (1, 1); NSMT-P 46548 (1) 56549 (parts); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 11924 (1), 15257 (1), 38464 (1), 38466-67 (1, 1), 38469 (1), 38471-72 (1, 1), 38475-76 (1, 1), 38478-81 (1 ea.), 41128 (1), 41133 (1), 41138 (1), 41141 (1), 41143 (1), 41146-47 (1, 1), 41149 (1), 41153 (1), 41155-56 (1, 1), 41160-61 (1, 1), 41164 (1); SAM 33473-74 (1, 1); USNM 331636 (2). More paratypes at SAIAB [formerly RUSI]. •Valid as Argyrosomus inodorus Griffiths & Heemstra 1995 -- (Sasaki 1996:86 [ref. 22156], van der Bank & Kirchner 1997:441 [ref. 24968], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:267 [ref. 28072], Parenti 2020:4 [ref. 37439], Sasaki 2022:393 [ref. 39862]). Current status: Valid as Argyrosomus inodorus Griffiths & Heemstra 1995. Sciaenidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Namibia to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then north to Eastern Cape (South Africa). Habitat: brackish, marine.

japonica, Sciaena Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1843:58, Pl. 24 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Parts 2-4; ref. 4371] Meitsu, Nango-Cho, Miyazaki Prefecture, southeastern coast of Kyushu, Japan, 50 meters [original locality. near Nagasaki, Japan]. Neotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 44704. Based on a figure and description of Burger (Boeseman 1947:62 [ref. 12876]). Neotype designated by Griffiths & Heemstra 1995:11 [ref. 22038]. •Valid as Nibea japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:162 [ref. 6441], Chen et al. 1997:74 [ref. 26476] dated 1844). •Valid as Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Trewavas 1977:329 [ref. 4459], Griffiths & Heemstra 1995:10 [ref. 22038], Johnson 1999:737 [ref. 25471], Sasaki in Randall & Lim 2000:621 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:869 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:35 [ref. 25847], Sasaki 2001:3127 [ref. 26108], Nakabo 2002:869 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S110 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:269 [ref. 28072], Bray et al. 2006:1257 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:589 [ref. 30616], Psomadakis et al. 2015:273 [ref. 34104], Motomura in Kimura et al. 2018:181 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:100 [ref. 37020] as japonicas, Hoschke et al. 2019:156 [ref. 36626], Bogorodsky et al. 2020:530 [ref. 38001], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 26 [ref. 38321], Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439], Sasaki 2022:394 [ref. 39862]). Current status: Valid as Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra (Yemen) and Persian Gulf east to Philippines, north to southern Korea and southern Japan, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia) and Tasmania (Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

luth, Perca Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Hasselquist) 1792:334 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] In Mari rubro [erroneous] is Damiatae [Damietta] of Domyāt, Egypt, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Forgotten name, not used as valid after 1899; therefore reversal of precedence (see Parenti 2013). Based on Perca sp. (vernacular name Luth) of Hasselquist 1762:402 [ref. 18250], also in a rejected work (ICZN Opinion 57). •Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Parenti 2013:79 [ref. 32381], Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

luth, Perca Hasselquist [F.] 1762:402 [Reise nach Palästina; ref. 18250] Damiatae [Damietta] or Domyāt, Egypt, Mediterranean Sea. Not available, published in a rejected work (ICZN Opinion 57). Also vernacular name only, no scientific name. Based on Hasselquist 1757:357 [ref. 30181], also a rejected work (ICZN Opinion 57). •In the synonymy of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

margaritifera, Sciaena Haly [A.] 1875:269 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 15 (no. 88) (art. 35); ref. 18241] Off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1862.11.9.13-14 (2). •Synonym of Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Trewavas 1977:327 [ref. 4459], Daget & Trewavas 1986:333 [ref. 6211], Chao & Trewavas 1990:813 [ref. 18934], Talwar 1995:44 [ref. 25194]). •Synonym of Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Griffiths & Heemstra 1995:10 [ref. 22038], Sasaki 1996:86 [ref. 22156], Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

miichthioides, Nibea Chu [Y.-T.], Lo [Y.-L.] & Wu [H.-L.] 1963:54 [English p. 92], Figs. 30, 56, 82 [Publications Shanghai Fisheries Institute; ref. 833] Cha-po, Kwangtung Province, China. Holotype: SFC 57-0337. Paratypes: SFC 60-9080 (1). •Valid as Nibea miichthioides Chu, Lo & Wu 1963 -- (Chen et al. 1997:73 [ref. 26476]). •Synonym of Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker 1863) -- (Trewavas 1977:334 [ref. 4459], Talwar 1995:41 [ref. 25194], Sasaki 2001:3126 [ref. 26108], Parenti 2020:4 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker 1863). Sciaenidae. Habitat: marine.

neglecta, Sciaena Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1887:941 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18935] Broken Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.822. Paratypes: (2) ?AMS •Synonym of Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Trewavas 1977:327 [ref. 4459], Daget & Trewavas 1986:333 [ref. 6211], Chao & Trewavas 1990:813 [ref. 18934], Talwar 1995:44 [ref. 25194]). •Synonym of Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Griffiths & Heemstra 1995:10 [ref. 22038], Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

procerus, Argyrosomus De la Pylaie [A. J. M.] 1835:532 [Congrès Scientifique de France v. 2 (Sept. 1834) (art. 5); ref. 1086] France. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:21 [ref. 6382]. Based on Sciaena aquila of Cuvier 1816. •Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Trewavas 1973:397 [ref. 7201], Trewavas 1977:325 [ref. 4459], Chao & Trewavas 1990:814 [ref. 18934], Griffiths & Heemstra 1995:8 [ref. 22038], Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

regia, Perca Asso y del Rio [I. J. de] 1801:42, Pl. 35 (fig. 3) [Anales de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. v. 4 (no. 10); ref. 6523] La Rochelle, Département de la Charente-Maritime, France, Bay of Biscay, Northeastern Atlantic. Neotype: MNHN 0000-7511. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:6 [ref. 6382]. Neotype designated by Trewavas 1966:4 [ref. 21252] -- see ICZN Opinion 988. •Valid as Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Trewavas 1973:397 [ref. 7201], Trewavas 1977:324 [ref. 4459], Dor 1984:169 [ref. 29757], Chao in Whitehead et al. 1986:867 [ref. 13676], Chao & Trewavas 1990:814 [ref. 18934], Goren & Dor 1994:44 [ref. 25356], Sasaki 1996:86 [ref. 22156], Griffiths & Heemstra 1995:8 [ref. 22038], Arruda 1997:88 [ref. 24952], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:100 [ref. 26753], Falcón et al. 2003:145 [ref. 39343], Parin 2003:S13 [ref. 28536], Golani 2005:46 [ref. 37112], Fricke 2007:26 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:90 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:108 [ref. 30517], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:50 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:372 [ref. 33547], Chao in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2639 [ref. 34618], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[22] 260 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:102 [ref. 36273], Martins & Carneiro 2018:163 [ref. 36550], Artüz & Fricke 2019:557 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:275 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:80 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:39 [ref. 37519], Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439], Bañón & Maño 2021:87 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:58 [ref. 38303], Iglésias et al. 2021:178 [ref. 38818], Kovačić et al. 2021:75 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:283 [ref. 39448], Sasaki 2022:394 [ref. 39862]). Current status: Valid as Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Western Baltic Sea; North Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: Norway south to Democratic Republic of Congo, including Madeira (Portugal); Red Sea (Mediterranean Sea immigrant). Habitat: brackish, marine.

thorpei, Argyrosomus Smith [M. M.] 1977:562, Pls. 1 (fig. C), 2 [Journal of Zoology (London) v. 181 (no. 4); ref. 7284] Off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 674. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.10.18.1 (10); RUSI 675-680 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1), 2587 (1), 2651 (2). •Valid as Argyrosomus thorpei Smith 1977 -- (Trewavas 1977:337 [ref. 4459], Heemstra 1986:617 [ref. 5660], Griffiths & Heemstra 1995:19 [ref. 22038], Sasaki 1996:86 [ref. 22156], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:270 [ref. 28072], Tanaka & Iwasuki 2013:2 [ref. 32775], Fricke et al. 2018:223 [ref. 35805], Begum et al. 2018:196 [ref. 36440], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 26 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439], Sasaki 2022:395 [ref. 39862]). Current status: Valid as Argyrosomus thorpei Smith 1977. Sciaenidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and Mozambique to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

vanloo, Perca Risso [A.] 1810:298, Pl. 9 (fig. 30) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:24 [ref. 6382]. •Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Trewavas 1973:397 [ref. 7201], Trewavas 1977:325 [ref. 4459], Chao & Trewavas 1990:814 [ref. 18934], Griffiths & Heemstra 1995:8 [ref. 22038], Parenti 2020:5 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus regius (Asso y del Rio 1801). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.