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Species in the genus Sparus: [ 8 ] records

aurata, Sparus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:277 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea; Venezuela. No types known. Based on multiple sources, including Mediterranean records by Artedi, Gronow and Hasselquist, but also "Cochicato" of Loefling 1758:104 [ref. 35527], which is a species of Calamus from Venezuela; see remarks under Sparus aurata cochicato Bloch & Schneider 1801. We now treat the species epithet as an indeclinable noun. •Valid as Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758 -- (Tortonese 1973:405 [ref. 7192], Bauchot & Hureau in Whitehead et al. 1986:906 [ref. 13676], Bauchot & Hureau 1990:810 [ref. 18793], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304], Arruda 1997:91 [ref. 24952], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:97 [ref. 26753], Parin 2003:S12 [ref. 28536], Golani 2005:45 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:89 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:103 [ref. 30517], Fricke 2008:42 [ref. 30182], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:171 [ref. 31251], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:49 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:370 [ref. 33547], Carpenter & Iwatsuki in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2614 [ref. 34618], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[22] 260 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:101 [ref. 36273], Martins & Carneiro 2018:135 [ref. 36550], Artüz & Fricke 2019:557 [ref. 36612], Ćaleta et al. 2019:190 [ref. 37026], Carneiro et al. 2019:273 [ref. 37250], Eagderi et al. 2019:115 [ref. 37020], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 36864], Parenti 2019:88 [ref. 36892], Bariche & Fricke 2020:94 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:43 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:86 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:57 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:81 [ref. 39014], Gus'kov et al. 2022:72 [ref. 39564]). •Valid as Sparus auratus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Falcón et al. 2003:145 [ref. 39343]). Current status: Valid as Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758. Sparidae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Senegal, including Cape Verde Islands; introduced in Madeira and Persian Gulf; Red Sea (Mediterranean immigrant). Habitat: brackish, marine.

auratoides, Sparus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:51 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:25 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2019:89 [ref. 36892], Parenti 2019:117 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758. Sparidae. Habitat: marine.

auratus, Sparus Houttuyn [M.] 1782:318 [Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem v. 20 (pt 2); ref. 2220] A misidentification of Sparus aurata Linnaeus (see Boeseman 1995:6 [ref. 21811]). •In the synonymy of Pagrus auratus (Forster 1801) -- (Paulin 1990:261 [ref. 15774]). •In the synonymy of Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758. Sparidae.

crassirostris, Chrysophrys Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:98, Pl. 146 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Corsica, near Ajaccio, France, western Mediterranean Sea; Peloponese; Spain. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8615 (1) Corsica, 0000-8617 (1) Morée. Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:44 [ref. 20898]. •Synonym of Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758 -- (Tortonese 1973:405 [ref. 7192], Parenti 2019:89 [ref. 36892]). Current status: Synonym of Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758. Sparidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

mochara, Sparus Osbeck [P.] 1770:100 [Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldina-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum v. 4; ref. 18497] Spain. No types known. Name also appeared in Walbaum 1792:301 [ref. 4572], name mentioned in description of Sparus scriptus. •Synonym of Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2019:88 [ref. 36892]). Current status: Synonym of Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758. Sparidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

puchellus, Sargus De la Pylaie [A. J. M.] 1835:532 [Congrès Scientifique de France v. 2 (Sept. 1834) (art. 5); ref. 1086] No distinguishing features, not available; from Ile Dieu, France. Nomen Nudum. Sparidae.

scriptus, Sparus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:301 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Hispanorum. Predated by and based on Sparus mochara Osbeck 1770. •Synonym of Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2019:89 [ref. 36892]). Current status: Synonym of Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758. Sparidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

semilunata, Aurata Risso [A.] 1827:355 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:64 [ref. 20898]. •Synonym of Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2019:89 [ref. 36892]). Current status: Synonym of Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758. Sparidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.