Pagrus
| Pagrus Temporal range: Early Eocene to Present[1] | |
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| Pagrus pagrus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Pagrus |
Red seabream
Australasian snapper
Red porgy
Pagrus is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae. It contains at least six described species:
- Pagrus africanus, Southern common seabream (Akazaki, 1962)
- Pagrus auratus, Silver seabream or Australasian snapper (Forster, 1801)
- Pagrus auriga, Redbanded seabream (Valenciennes, 1843)
- Pagrus caeruleostictus, Bluespotted seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Pagrus major, Red seabream (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
- Pagrus pagrus, Common seabream, or Red porgy (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
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