Labrus gvaza

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Labrus
Species: Labrus gvaza

Name

Labrus gvaza Linnaeus, 1758

• No types known.

Type locality: "Pelago" [Cumana, Caribbean coast of Venezuela].

Synonyms

• Epinephelus guaza (Linnaeus 1758) -- Tortonese, 1973
• ? Mycteroperca gvasa (Linnaeus 1758) -- Heemstra, 1991

Discussion

Taxa is possibly the same as:

• Mycteroperca cidi Cervigón, 1966,
• Mycteroperca interstitialis (Poey, 1860), or
• Mycteroperca phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884 -- Heemstra & Randall, 1993.
• Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834) -- Bilecenoglu et al., 2002

References

• Bilecenoglu, M. et al. 2002: Checklist of the marine fishes of Turkey. Zootaxa 113: 1–194. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 
• Heemstra, P. C. & Randall, J. E., 1993: Groupers of the World (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae); an annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. FAO Species Catalog 16. Rome. i-viii + 1-382, Pls. 1-31.

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.