Il persico trota o boccalone,

Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802)

Nomi dialettali italiani - Emilia Romagna - Persec trota, Branzen, Branzin, Bucaza, Persic trota, Branzein, Trota, Trota persich, Bocalon. Liguria - Persic trota. Lombardia - Pes persic truta, Branzin, Bucalon, Buccalon, Trevis, Trevir, Pes vert, Trevisan, Bransegn, Bucalun, American, Bransin. Piemonte - Persic trota Persì trota. Veneto - Branzin.

Nomi comuni esteri - Spagnolo - Huro, Lobina negra, Perca americana. Portoghese - Achiga, Achigã. Francese - Black bass, Black-bass à grande bouche, Perche truite, Perche d'Amérique, Achigan à grande bouche, Achigan, Perche noire. Inglese - Black bass, Bass, Largemouth bass, American black bass. Tedesco - Forellenbarsch, Amerikanischer schwarzbarsch, Großmäuliger schwarzbarsch. Olanda - Forelbaars, Zwarte baars. Danimarca - Stormundet black bass, Stormundet ørredaborre, Ørredaborre. Svezia - Öringabborre, Öringsaborre. Norvegia - Lakseabbor. Finlandia - Isobassi. Polonia - Bass wielkgebowy, Bass wielkogebowy. Federazione Russa - Bol'sherotyi chernyi okun', Bolsherotnyi amerikanskii tscherny okun. Repubblica Ceca - Okounek pstruhový, Ostracka. Repubblica Slovacca - Ostracka lososovitá. Ungheria - Fekete sügér. Romania - Biban cu gura mare. Giappone - Buraku basu, Okuchibasu. Cina - Tam suy lo ue. Iran - Bas Dehanbozorg, Khorshid Mahi Baleh Kuchak.

Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Hist. Nat. Poiss. i-xliv + 1-728. Sinonimo senior, nuova combinazione, nomenclatura ICZN valida.

Labrus salmoides Lacepède 1802. Histoire naturelle des poissons. Hist. Nat. Poiss. i-xliv + 1-728; v. 4 716, 717 Pl. 5 (fig. 2). Sinonimo senior, combinazione originale, nomenclatura ICZN non valida. Catalogo - Bauchot 1963:100, Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:98, Gilbert 1998:248. Basato su manoscritto e figure di Bosc. Opinioni - Nomenclatura specifica valida come Huro salmoides (Lacepède 1802), vedere Hubbs & Bailey 1940:37. Nomenclatura specifica valida come Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802), sottospecie salmoides, vedere Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:494, Ross et al. 2001:436,Scharpf 2008:18. Nomenclatura specifica valida come Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802), vedere Berg 1949:1010, Okada 1961:753, Lee et al. 1980:608, Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:142, Smith 1986:307, Robison & Buchanan 1988:385, McAllister 1990:140, Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:169, Coad 1991:21, Page & Burr 1991:263, Boschung 1992:115, Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:64, Etnier & Starnes 1993:433, Skelton 1993:286, Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:732, La Rivers 1994:554, Warren et. al. 1994:133, Knight & Hastings 1994:150, Baxter & Stone 1995:236, Coad 1995:27, Zhu 1995:205, Stauffer et al. 1995:283, Cross & Collins 1995:208, Coad 1996:85, Mettee et al. 1996:555, Andersen & Deacon 1996:126, Sigler & Sigler 1996:264, Murdy et al. 1997:243, Kim 1997:517, Reshetnikov et al. 1997:749, Gilbert 1998:248, Popova 1998:117, Scott & Crossman 1998:734, Sato et al. 1998:40, Williams & Burgess 1999:90, Mizuno et al. 1999:8, Fuller et al. 1999:372, Ruiz-Campos et al. 2000:78, Nakabo 2000:745, Azeroual et al. 2000:20, Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:73, Lyons et al. 2000:43, Matsuura et al. 2000:214, Sakai et al. 2001:95, Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:201, Skelton 2001:286, Kim & Park 2002:340, Nakabo 2002:745, Youn 2002:318, 596, Moyle 2002:397, Roe et al. 2002:903, López et al. 2002:59, Near et al. 2003:1615, Wydoski & Whitney 2003:186, Hanel 2003:62, Bailey et al. 2004:185, Nelson et al. 2004:131, Miller & Robison 2004:324, Boschung & Mayden 2004:470, Seegers et al. 2003:46, Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:203, Mundy 2005:352, Hanel & Lusk 2005:344, Miller 2006:334, Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:524. Località tipo - Carolina, U.S.A.. Tipo - Nessun esemplare noto.

Grystes salmoides (Lacepède, 1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Hist. Nat. Poiss. i-xliv + 1-728. Sinonimo senior, nuova combinazione, nomenclatura ICZN non valida.

Aplites salmoides (Lacepède, 1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Hist. Nat. Poiss. i-xliv + 1-728. Sinonimo senior, nuova combinazione, nomenclatura ICZN non valida.

Huro salmoides (Lacepède, 1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Hist. Nat. Poiss. i-xliv + 1-728. Sinonimo senior, nuova combinazione, nomenclatura ICZN non valida.

Grystes megastoma Garlick, 1857. A treatise on the artificial propagation of fish, with the description and habits of such kinds as are the most suitable for pisciculture, also, directions for the most successful modes of angling ... New York and Cleveland. Treat. Artificial Propagation 1-142; 108. Catalogo - Gilbert 1998:241. Sinonimo junior, combinazione originale, nomenclatura ICZN non valida. Opinioni - Sinonimo di Huro salmoides (Lacepède 1802), vedere Hubbs & Bailey 1940:38. Sinonimo di Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802), vedere Smith 1986:309, La Rivers 1994:554, Scott & Crossman 1998:740. Sinonimo di Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802), sottospecie salmoides, vedere Gilbert 1998:241. Località tipo- Baie del Lago Erie, Nord America. Tipo - Nessun esemplare noto.

Huro nigricans Cuvier, 1828. Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828. Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. Hist. Nat. Poiss. i-xxi + 2 pp. + 1-490; v. 2 126 Pl. 17. Sinonimo junior, combinazione originale, nomenclatura ICZN non valida. Opinioni - Sinonimo di Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802) -- (Hubbs & Bailey 1940:38 [ref. 12253], Berg 1949:1010 [ref. 20662], La Rivers 1994:554 [ref. 23389], Scott & Crossman 1998:740. Sinonimo di Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802), sottospecie salmoides, Gilbert 1998:244. Località tipo - Lago Huron, Nord America. Tipo - Nessun esemplare noto.

Grystes nigricans (Cuvier, 1828). Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 2 126 Pl. 17. Sinonimo junior, nuova combinazione, nomenclatura ICZN non valida.

Perca nigricans (Cuvier, 1828). Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 2 126 Pl. 17. Sinonimo junior, nuova combinazione, nomenclatura ICZN non valida.

Grystes nobilis Agassiz, 1854. Notice of a collection of fishes from the southern bend of the Tennessee River, in the State of Alabama. American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2) v. 17: 297-308, 353-365. Catalogo - Gilbert 1998:244. A p. 4 dell'inserto. Sinonimo junior, combinazione originale, nomenclatura ICZN non valida. Opinioni - Sinonimo di Huro salmoides (Lacepède 1802), vedere Hubbs & Bailey 1940:38. Sinonimo di Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802), vedere La Rivers 1994:554, Boschung & Mayden 2004:470. Sinonimo di Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802), sottospecie salmoides, vedere Gilbert 1998:244. Località tipo - Fiume Tennessee a Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A.. Tipo - Nessuno. Sintipi - MCZ 9661 (1), 21786 (5); UMMZ 86799 [ex MCZ 9661, 21786] (2), 153574 [ex MCZ 21786] (1).

Grystes nuecensis Baird & Girard, 1854. Descriptions of new species of fishes collected in Texas, New Mexico and Sonora, by Mr. John H. Clark, on the U. S. and Mexican Boundary Survey, and in Texas by Capt. Stewart Van Vliet, U. S. A. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7: 24-29. Catalogo - Gilbert 1998:244-245]. Sinonimo junior, combinazione originale, nomenclatura ICZN non valida. Opinioni - Sinonimo di Huro salmoides (Lacepède 1802), vedere Hubbs & Bailey 1940:38. Sinonimo di Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802), vedere La Rivers 1994:554. Sinonimo di Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802), sottospecie salmoides, Gilbert 1998:244. Località tipo - Rio Frio and Rio Nueces, Texas, U.S.A.. Tipo - Nessun esemplare noto.

Pikea sericea Fowler, 1938. Studies of Hong Kong fishes -- n° 3. Hong Kong Naturalist n° 6, Suppl.: 1-52. Catalogo - Böhlke 1984:156, Gilbert 1998:249. Specie nord americana introdotta in Cina, combinazione originale, nomenclatura ICZN non valida. Opinioni - Sinonimo di Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802), sottospecie salmoides, Gilbert 1998:249. Località tipo - Hong Kong, Cina. Tipo - Olotipo ANSP 68289. Paratipi - ANSP 68290 (1).

Perca trutta Bosc, 1802. In Lacepède 1802. [Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 4. Nnomen nudum, non disponibile, nella descrizione di Labrus salmoides Lacepède. Opinioni - In sinonimia di Huro salmoides (Lacepède 1802), vedere Hubbs & Bailey 1940:38. In sinonimia di Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802), secondo gli autori del Catalog of fishes della California Academy of Sciences.

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