Il branzino o spigola, Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomi dialettali italiani - Veneto - Baicolo, Branzin, Variolo, Brancin. Liguria - Luasso, Lovazzo. Toscana - Ragno, Branzino, Spigola. Lazio - Spigola, Lupo. Campania - Spinola, Boccabianca. Calabria - Spinala. Puglia - Lupo, Ragnetta, Spinola, Spina. Marche ed Abruzzo - Varolo, Spinarolo, Spinola. Sardegna - Lupu, Arranassa, Arranzolu.

Nomi comuni esteri - Spagnolo - Robaliza, Baieta, Baila, Cherne, Llobaro, Llobarro, Llobina, Llop, Llubina, Lubaro, Lubina, Mero, Pintat, Robalo. Portoghese - Robalo, Robalo-legítimo. Francese - Loup, Loup de mer, Bar, Bar commun, Bar européen, Bog, Brigue, Drelique, Gutgareo, Loubas negre, Loubine, Loupassou, Lubin, Luvassu, Pigne. Greco - Lavraki, Lavráki. Inglese - European seabass, Bass, Sea bass, Capemouth, Common bass, European bass, King of the mullets, Sea dace, Sea perch, White mullet. Gaelico - An bhas, Doingean. Tedesco - Wolfsbarsch, Gemeiner Seebarsch, Gemeiner Wolfsbarsch, Meerbarsch, Salmbarsch, Seebarsch, Seewolf. Olandese - Zeebaars. Danese - Almindelig, Bars, Havbars. Svedese - Havsabborre. Norvegese - Havabbor, Havâbor, Havaborre. Islanda - Vartari. Finnico - Meribassi. Polacco - Labraks. Russo - Lavrak, Lavraki. Bulgaro - Labrak, Lavrak. Rumeno - Lavrac, Lup de mare, Lup-de-mare. Sloveno - Brancin, Luben. Albanese - Levreku. Malta - Lupu, Spigola, Spina. Israele - Lavraz. Turco - Çizgili mercan, Levrek, Levrek baligi. Arabo - Birrâq, Garous, Ghimbâr. Giapponese - Hata.

Perca labrax Linnaeus 1758. Systema Nat. ed. 10 v. 1 290. Status: nomenclatura originaria, valida. Opinioni: nomenclatura valida come "Morone labrax" (Linnaeus 1758), per Berg 1949:1013; nomenclatura valida come "Dicentrarchus labrax" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Tortonese 1973:357, Dor 1984:97, Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:794, Daget & Smith 1986:299, 300, Smith 1990:692, Bauchot in Lévêque et al. 1992:669, Poll & Gosse 1995:123, Goren & Dor 1994:25, Coad 1996:85, Kottelat 1997:171, Arruda 1997:81, Reshetnikov et al. 1997:748, Popova 1998:115, Azeroual et al. 2000:20, Bilecenoglu et al. 2002:75, Roe et al. 2002:903, Parin 2003:S2, Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:176. Catalogo: Wheeler 1958:218. Località tipo: sud dell'Europa. Tipo: nessuno. Sintipi: BMNH 1853.11.12.1 [coll. Gronovius] (1, pelle).

Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758). Systema Nat. ed. 10 v. 1 290. Status: nuova nomenclatura, valida.

Sciaena labrax (Linnaeus, 1758). Systema Nat. ed. 10 v. 1 290. In Bloch 1792. Status: nuova nomenclatura, non valida.

Labrax labrax (Linnaeus, 1758). Systema Nat. ed. 10 v. 1 290. In Dolfus 1955. Status: nuova nomenclatura, non valida.

Morone labrax (Linnaeus, 1758). Systema Nat. ed. 10 v. 1 290. In Boulenger 1895. Status: nuova nomenclatura, non valida.

Roccus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758). Systema Nat. ed. 10 v. 1 290. In Smitt 1893. Status: nuova nomenclatura, non valida. Perca punctata (non Linnaeus, 1758). In Gmelin 1789. Status: errore d'identificazione, nomenclatura non valida.

Sciaena diacantha Bloch 1792. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin. Naturg. Ausl. Fische i-xii + 1-126; v. 6 58 Pl. 302. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Dicentrarchus labrax" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Daget & Smith 1986:300, Kottelat 1997:171. Catalogo: Paepke 1999:101. A p. 49 dell'ittiologia di Bloch, v. 9. Località tipo: mar Mediterraneo. Tipo: non è noto nessun esemplare tipo.

Perca diacantha (Bloch, 1792). Naturg. Ausl. Fische v. 6 58 Pl. 302. In Bloch & Schneider 1801. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida.

Labrax diacanthus (Bloch, 1792). Naturg. Ausl. Fische v. 6 58 Pl. 302. In Gill 1860. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida.

Centropomus mullus Lacepède 1802. Histoire naturelle des poissons. Hist. Nat. Poiss. i-xliv + 1-728; v. 4 251, 268. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Dicentrarchus labrax" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Kottelat 1997:171. Catalogo: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:103. Località tipo: Rouen e Metaihe, Francia. Tipo: non è noto nessun esemplare tipo.

Centropomus lupus Lacepède 1802. Histoire naturelle des poissons. Hist. Nat. Poiss. i-xliv + 1-728; v. 4 250, 267. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Dicentrarchus labrax" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:794, Smith 1990:692, Kottelat 1997:171. Catalogo: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:103. Località tipo: mare Adriatico, mar Mediterraneo, coste Europee dell'Atlantico. Tipo: nessuno. Sintipi: collocazione attuale ignota.

Labrax lupus (Lacepède, 1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Hist. Nat. Poiss. i-xliv + 1-728; v. 4 250, 267. In Cuvier 1828. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida.

Dicentrarchus lupus (Lacepède, 1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Hist. Nat. Poiss. i-xliv + 1-728; v. 4 250, 267. In Fowler 1936. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida.

Perca elongata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1817. Poissons du Nil, de la mer Rouge et de la Méditerranée. In: Description de l'Egypte, ... Histoire Naturelle. Poiss. Nil; v. 1 Pl. 19 (fig. 1-2). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Dicentrarchus labrax" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Daget & Smith 1986:300, Smith 1990:692, Kottelat 1997:171. Catalogo: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:104. Località tipo: Egitto. Tipo: collocazione attuale ignota.

Labrax elongatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817). Poiss. Nil v. 1 Pl. 19 (fig. 1-2). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida.

Dicentrarchus elongatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817). Poiss. Nil v. 1 Pl. 19 (fig. 1-2). In Gill 1860. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida.

Perca sinuosa Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1817. Poiss. Nil v. 1 Pl. 20 (fig. 3). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Dicentrarchus labrax" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Daget & Smith 1986:300. Informazioni sul tipo: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:104. Località tipo: Damietta, Egitto.

Labrax vulgaris Guérin-Méneville 1829-38. Source: Iconographie du Règne animal de G. Cuvier ... (1829-44). I. Planches des Animaux Vertébrés. Paris. Iconogr. Régne Animal 1-44; IV Poissons 5 Pl. 1 (fig. 4). Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Dicentrarchus labrax" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Daget & Smith 1986:300.

Labrax linnei Malm 1877. Göteborgs och Bohusläns fauna, Ryggradsdjuren. Göteborg. Göteborgs Bohusläns Fauna 1-674; 379. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Originale come "Linnéi". Provvisoriamente considerata come una non necessaria sostituzione di nome per "Perca labrax" Linnaeus 1758 (invalidare "Strickland tautonomy"). Opinioni: sinonimo di "Dicentrarchus labrax" (Linnaeus 1758), secondo Daget & Smith 1986:300, Kottelat 1997:171. Provenienza del materiale esaminato: Svezia.

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