Species details : Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Accepted scientific name:
Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms:
Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Polyprion americanum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Polyprion americanum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Polyprion cernium Valenciennes, 1824 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Polyprion cernium Valenciennes, 1824
Polyprion massiliense Costa, 1829 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Polyprion massiliense Costa, 1829
Polyprion moeone Phillipps, 1927 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Polyprion moeone Phillipps, 1927
Sparus cernua Poggi, 1881 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Sparus cernua Poggi, 1881
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Wrakvis - Afrikaans Namibia Click here to show the literature reference
Wrakvis - Afrikaans South Africa Click here to show the literature reference
Kerr fundi - Albanian Albania Click here to show the literature reference
H'afsh Dâbby - Arabic Lebanon Click here to show the literature reference
Dot - Catalan Spain(Catalunya) Click here to show the literature reference
Cernia - Corsican France Click here to show the literature reference
Lucerna - Corsican France Click here to show the literature reference
Kirnja dubinska - Croatian Croatia
Atlantisk Vragfisk - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature reference
Vragfisk - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature reference
Wrakbaars - Dutch Netherlands Click here to show the literature reference
Atlantic wreckfish - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Bass - English New Zealand Click here to show the literature reference
Bass groper - English Australia Click here to show the literature reference
Bass groper - English New Zealand Click here to show the literature reference
Cherna - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Sea bass - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Sea rock perch - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Stone bass - English - Click here to show the literature reference
Stone bass - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Wreck bass - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Wreck-fish - English - Click here to show the literature reference
Wreckfish - English Cuba Click here to show the literature reference
Wreckfish - English Namibia Click here to show the literature reference
Wreckfish - English South Africa Click here to show the literature reference
Wreckfish - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Wreckfish - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Rekfiskur - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Hylkyahven - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature reference
Cernier - French Cuba Click here to show the literature reference
Cernier - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Cernier atlantique - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Cernier commun - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Cernio escourpena - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Franfré rascas - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Mérot gris - French Algeria Click here to show the literature reference
Mérou - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Mérou de Bosques - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Mérou fanfré - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Péro-mérot - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Peskar goat - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Poisson de bois - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Atlantischer Wrackbarsch - German Namibia Click here to show the literature reference
Steinbarsch - German Germany Click here to show the literature reference
Wrackbarsch - German Germany Click here to show the literature reference
Wrackbarsch - German Namibia Click here to show the literature reference
Wrackfisch - German Germany Click here to show the literature reference
Blákarpi - Icelandic Iceland Click here to show the literature reference
Rekaldsfiskur - Icelandic Iceland Click here to show the literature reference
Addotto - Italian Italy
Addottu - Italian Italy(Messina, Palermo, and Reggio Calabria.) Click here to show the literature reference
Cergna - Italian Italy(Crotone.) Click here to show the literature reference
Cernia - Italian Italy(Brindisi, Olbia, Roma, and Trapani.) Click here to show the literature reference
Cernia 'e funnali - Italian Italy(Napoli) Click here to show the literature reference
Cernia bruna - Italian Italy Click here to show the literature reference
Cernia di fondale - Italian Italy(Pescara.) Click here to show the literature reference
Cernia di fondo - Italian Italy Click here to show the literature reference
Cernia di rena - Italian Italy(Viareggio.) Click here to show the literature reference
Cernia di scoglio - Italian Italy(Livorno.) Click here to show the literature reference
Cernio - Italian Italy(Imperia and Savona.) Click here to show the literature reference
Cerniola - Italian Italy(Ancona and Roma.) Click here to show the literature reference
Dottu - Italian Italy(Brindisi and Siracusa.) Click here to show the literature reference
Luxerna - Italian Italy(Genova.) Click here to show the literature reference
Luxerna de fondo - Italian Italy(La Spezia.) Click here to show the literature reference
Pampanotto - Italian Italy(Genova.) Click here to show the literature reference
Scarpena de salvadega - Italian Italy(Trieste.) Click here to show the literature reference
Scarpena de sasso - Italian Italy(Trieste.) Click here to show the literature reference
Aruzentin-oohata - Japanese Japan Click here to show the literature reference
Cerna - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature reference
Cerna tal-fond - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature reference
Dott tal-fond - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature reference
Hanzir - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature reference
Hanzir tac-cimi - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature reference
Hanzir tal-fond - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature reference
Hanzir tal-qiegh - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature reference
Mananni - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature reference
美洲多鋸鱸 Mei jhou duo jyu lu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
美洲多锯鲈 Mei zhou duo ju lu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
莫奈多鋸鱸 Mo nai duo jyu lu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
莫奈多锯鲈 Mo nai duo ju lu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
Hapuku - Maori New Zealand Click here to show the literature reference
Moeone - Maori New Zealand Click here to show the literature reference
Vláchos - Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature reference
Βλάχος Vlachos Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature reference
Vrakfisk - Norwegian Norway Click here to show the literature reference
Wrakon - Polish Poland Click here to show the literature reference
Cherma - Portuguese Cape Verde Islands Click here to show the literature reference
Cherna - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature reference
Cherne - Portuguese - Click here to show the literature reference
Cherne - Portuguese Cape Verde Islands Click here to show the literature reference
Cherne - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature reference
Cherne-americano - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature reference
Garoupa - Portuguese Guinea-Bissau
окунь бурый каменный - Russian Russia Click here to show the literature reference
полиприон обыкновенный - Russian Russia Click here to show the literature reference
Kirnja glavulja - Serbian Serbia and Montenegro Click here to show the literature reference
Globinska kirnja - Slovenian Slovenia Click here to show the literature reference
Bacalao - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Cherna - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Cherne - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Chernia - Spanish Argentina Click here to show the literature reference
Chernoda - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Girom - Spanish Cuba Click here to show the literature reference
Jorna - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Mero - Spanish Argentina Click here to show the literature reference
Mero - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Mero - Spanish Uruguay Click here to show the literature reference
Mero de roca - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Pampol - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Vrakabborre - Swedish Sweden Click here to show the literature reference
Vrakfisk - Swedish Sweden Click here to show the literature reference
Iskorpit hanisi - Turkish Turkey Click here to show the literature reference
İskorpithanisi balığı - Turkish Turkey Click here to show the literature reference
Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Perciformes FishBase
Family Polyprionidae FishBase
Genus Polyprion FishBase
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Norway to South Africa (Ref. 6633), including the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde, and Tristan da Cunha. Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada and Gulf of Maine to North Carolina, USA (Ref. 7251). Recorded from Uruguay to Argentina (Ref. 9050). Western Indian Ocean: St. Paul and Amsterdam islands (Ref. 6633). Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755, 9072).
Lifezones: Marine
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=349
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd9e8ccc-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401

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