WoRMS taxon details
Umbrina ronchus Valenciennes, 1843
127013 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127013)
accepted
Species
Corvina ronchus (Valenciennes, 1843) · unaccepted
Sciaena capensis (Pappe, 1853) · unaccepted
Sciaena robinsoni (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) · unaccepted
Umbrina angustilineata Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911 · unaccepted (synonym)
Umbrina capensis Pappe, 1853 · unaccepted
Umbrina fusca Dardignac, 1958 · unaccepted (synonym)
Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
Description Inhabits rocky and sandy bottoms (Ref. 2683). Juveniles may occur in littoral areas, but not in estuaries. Feeds on...
Description Inhabits rocky and sandy bottoms (Ref. 2683). Juveniles may occur in littoral areas, but not in estuaries. Feeds on shrimps, worms and other bottom-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 4780). A good food fish. Sold fresh in markets (Ref. 3490). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Umbrina ronchus Valenciennes, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127013 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Gilchrist, J. D. F.; Thompson, W. W. (1908). Descriptions of fishes from the coast of Natal. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> v. 6 (pt 2): 145-206. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Gilchrist, J. D. F.; Thompson, W. W. (1908). Descriptions of fishes from the coast of Natal. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> v. 6 (pt 2): 145-206. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits rocky and sandy bottoms (Ref. 2683). Juveniles may occur in littoral areas, but not in estuaries. Feeds on shrimps, worms and other bottom-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 4780). A good food fish. Sold fresh in markets (Ref. 3490). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | fusca drum | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes) (from synonym Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sciaena robinsoni (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Umbrina capensis Pappe, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Umbrina angustilineata Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Corvina ronchus (Valenciennes, 1843))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sciaena capensis (Pappe, 1853))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Umbrina robinsoni) (from synonym Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Corvina ronchus (Valenciennes, 1843))
To FishBase (from synonym Umbrina angustilineata Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena capensis (Pappe, 1853))
To FishBase (from synonym Umbrina fusca Dardignac, 1958)
To FishBase (from synonym Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena robinsoni (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To FishBase images (Umbrina ronchus, Oman, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Umbrina ronchus FIN033236 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Umbrina ronchus FIN033237 Slide 120 mm)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes) (from synonym Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sciaena robinsoni (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Umbrina capensis Pappe, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Umbrina angustilineata Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Corvina ronchus (Valenciennes, 1843))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sciaena capensis (Pappe, 1853))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Umbrina robinsoni) (from synonym Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Corvina ronchus (Valenciennes, 1843))
To FishBase (from synonym Umbrina angustilineata Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena capensis (Pappe, 1853))
To FishBase (from synonym Umbrina fusca Dardignac, 1958)
To FishBase (from synonym Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena robinsoni (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To FishBase images (Umbrina ronchus, Oman, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Umbrina robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Umbrina ronchus FIN033236 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Umbrina ronchus FIN033237 Slide 120 mm)
To PESI
To ITIS
