spotted sea-bass
Dicentrarchus punctatus (Bloch, 1792)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Moronidae, the temperate basses. This species is found in the marine and brackish waters of the coastal eastern Atlantic Ocean from the English Channel to the Canary Islands and Senegal, as well as through the Mediterranean Sea.
Wikipedia contributors, Spotted seabass; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:43.129543+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dicentrarchus punctatus (Bloch, 1792)
- Name authority
- (Bloch, 1792)
- Common name
- spotted sea-bass
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Moronidae
- Genus
- Dicentrarchus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyMoronidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- genusDicentrarchus Gill, 1860
- speciesDicentrarchus punctatus (Bloch, 1792)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dicentrarchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| European seabassDicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) | MoronidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Labrax punctatus (Bloch, 1792) (Bloch, 1792) | synonym |
| Labrax schoenleinii Peters, 1865 Peters, 1865 | synonym |
| Labrax lupus punctatus (Bloch, 1792) (Bloch, 1792) | synonym |
| Labrax orientalis Günther, 1863 Günther, 1863 | synonym |
| Morone punctata (Bloch, 1792) (Bloch, 1792) | synonym |
| Bodianus punctatus (Bloch, 1792) (Bloch, 1792) | synonym |
| Dicentrarchus orientalis (Günther, 1863) (Günther, 1863) | synonym |
| Sciaena punctata Bloch, 1792 Bloch, 1792 | synonym |
| Perca punctulata Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Perca vaila Osbeck, 1770 Osbeck, 1770 | synonym |
| Morone punctatus (Bloch, 1792) (Bloch, 1792) | synonym |
| Perca punctata (Bloch, 1792) (Bloch, 1792) | ambiguous synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126976 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:35J95. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.