Accepted scientific name:
Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms:
Bairdiella umbra (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Bairdiella umbra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Coracinus chalcis Pallas, 1814 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Coracinus chalcis Pallas, 1814
Corvina canariensis Cuvier, 1830 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Corvina canariensis Cuvier, 1830
Corvina nigra (non Cuvier, 1829) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Corvina nigra (non Cuvier, 1829)
Corvina umbra (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Corvina umbra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Johnius nigra (non Forsskål) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Johnius nigra (non Forsskål)
Johnius umbra (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Johnius umbra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sciaena nigra Bloch, 1792 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Sciaena nigra Bloch, 1792
Common names:
Common name Language Country
sea raven - USA Click here to show the literature
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Korb i zi Albanian Albania Click here to show the literature
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Ghourâb Arabic Lebanon Click here to show the literature
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Oboune Arabic, Hassaniya Mauritania Click here to show the literature
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Corball de roca Catalan Spain Click here to show the literature
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Corvina Creole, Portuguese Cape Verde Click here to show the literature
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Kavala Croatian Croatia Click here to show the literature
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Mrguša Croatian Croatia Click here to show the literature
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Orgo Croatian Croatia Click here to show the literature
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Škrap Croatian Croatia Click here to show the literature
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Brun ørnefisk Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Brown meagre English Russian Fed Click here to show the literature
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Brown meagre English Spain Click here to show the literature
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Brown meagre English UK Click here to show the literature
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Brown meagre English USA Click here to show the literature
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Corb English USA Click here to show the literature
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Corb French France Click here to show the literature
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Corb French Mauritania Click here to show the literature
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Corb commun French France Click here to show the literature
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Corb du Cameroun French Senegal Click here to show the literature
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Corb noir French France Click here to show the literature
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Vieille noire French Mauritania Click here to show the literature
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Meerrabe German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Seerabe German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Καλιακούδα Greek Greece Click here to show the literature
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Σκιός Greek Greece Click here to show the literature
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Skios Greek Greece Click here to show the literature
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Acula Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Aculotta Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Aloca Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Corbaglio Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Corbello Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Corbo Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Corbo falso Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Corveddu Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Corvina Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Corvina di sasso Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Corvo Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Corvo bastardo Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Corvo di fortiera Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Crou Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Cubeddu Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Cuervulu Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Cuorvo Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Curviellu Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Gatte Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Gorbagiu Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Ladola Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Lavica Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Locca Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Oca Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Ombre Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Ombrela Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Ombrina nera Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Paparella Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Paparozza Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Pesce cuorvo Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Pescio corvo Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Spada Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Umbrina de scheuggio Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Gharab Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature
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Gharbi Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature
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Gurbell Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature
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Gurbell tork Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature
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Tork Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature
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弓背石首魚 Mandarin Chinese China Main Click here to show the literature
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弓背石首鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Main Click here to show the literature
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Kulbak czarny Polish Poland Click here to show the literature
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Corvina Portuguese Cape Verde Click here to show the literature
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Roncadeira-preta Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature
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Corb de mare Rumanian Romania Click here to show the literature
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Corb-de-mare Rumanian Romania Click here to show the literature
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Temnyi gorbyl Russian Ukraine Click here to show the literature
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Temnyi gorbyl' Russian Russian Fed Click here to show the literature
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Konj Slovene Slovenia Click here to show the literature
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Corvallo Spanish Mauritania Click here to show the literature
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Corvallo Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Corvina Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Verrugato Spanish Mauritania Click here to show the literature
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Korpfisk Swedish Sweden Click here to show the literature
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Eskine baligi Turkish Turkey Click here to show the literature
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Iskine baligi Turkish Turkey Click here to show the literature
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Mavruskil Turkish Turkey Click here to show the literature
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Gnaw-nekh Wolof Mauritania Click here to show the literature
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Kuuy Wolof Senegal Click here to show the literature
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Kuy Wolof Senegal Click here to show the literature
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Naaw naan Wolof Senegal Click here to show the literature
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Naw nal ou naw nan Wolof Senegal Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Sciaenidae
Genus Sciaena
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: English Channel to Mauritania, occasionally southwards to Senegal. Also throughout the Mediterranean and Black seas. Records from Ghana (Ref. 6810) and Gabon (Ref. 5516) are questionable.
Additional data: -
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2010
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 08-Aug-1994
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=1707
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:2161b600-60a7-102d-be47-00304854f810:ac2010