WoRMS taxon details
Mycteroperca phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884
159233 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159233)
accepted
Species
Labrus guaza Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Labrus gvaza Linnaeus, 1758 · uncertain > nomen dubium
Mycteroperca falcata phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884 · unaccepted
Mycteroperca falcata var. phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Jordan, D. S.; Swain, J. (1884). A review of the American species of Epinephelus and related genera. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 7 (no. 447): 358-410. [details]
Distribution West Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and east coast of U.S. from North Carolina to Key West and along the southern shore of the...
Distribution West Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and east coast of U.S. from North Carolina to Key West and along the southern shore of the Caribbean Sea. Juveniles are occasionally found as far north as Masachusetts. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Mycteroperca phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159233 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Jordan, D. S.; Swain, J. (1884). A review of the American species of Epinephelus and related genera. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 7 (no. 447): 358-410. [details]
original description (of Labrus guaza Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Labrus gvaza Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
original description (of Labrus guaza Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Labrus gvaza Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [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
McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
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]
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
Distribution West Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and east coast of U.S. from North Carolina to Key West and along the southern shore of the Caribbean Sea. Juveniles are occasionally found as far north as Masachusetts. [details]
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Mycteroperca falcata phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mycteroperca phenax)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus guaza Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus gvaza Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Mycteroperca falcata var. phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Mycteroperca falcata phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884)
To FishBase images (Mycteroperca phenax, USA, by Cox, C.D.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mycteroperca falcata phenax P09666 illustration) (from synonym Mycteroperca falcata phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Mycteroperca falcata phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mycteroperca phenax)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus guaza Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus gvaza Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Mycteroperca falcata var. phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Mycteroperca falcata phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884)
To FishBase images (Mycteroperca phenax, USA, by Cox, C.D.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mycteroperca falcata phenax P09666 illustration) (from synonym Mycteroperca falcata phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884)
To PESI
To ITIS
