Two-banded seabream
| Diplodus prayensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Diplodus |
| Species: | D. prayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplodus prayensis Cadenat, 1964 | |
Two-banded seabream (Diplodus prayensis) is a species of marine fish of the Sparidae (Sparids) family. This fish grows to 35 cm maximal length. It occurs in the eastern Atlantic, off the coast of Cape Verde down to the depths of about 100 metres. The species were named by Jean Cadenat in 1964.
The genus name is of where it was founded, near Praia, the name uses prayensis, sometimes it can be known as Diplodus praiensis even though the Portuguese spelling Praya was changed to Praia in September 1911 during its orthography reform [1], before the species was named and described. Their habitat is in the waters around Praia and the south of Santiago and probably many parts of the island.
Its relative at the Banded seabream (Diplodus fasciatus).
Description
It feeds on invertebrates and algae.
Distribution
The fish are founded in waters down to 100 metres deep.
References
Further reading
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol. 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.
- Fenner, Robert M. The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, New Jersey, USA: T.F.H. Publications, 2001.
- Helfman, G., B. Collette and D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, USA, 1997.
- Hoese, D.F. 1986. A M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany
- Maugé, L.A. 1986. A J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren, Flanders; and ORSTOM, Paris, France, Vol. 2.
- Moyle, P. and J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA: Prentice-Hall. 2000.
- Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3rd ed.. New York, USA: John Wiley and Sons., 1994
- Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd ed., London: Macdonald., 1985
- ↑ "Relatório das Bases da Reforma Ortográfica" (PDF). Diário de Governo. 12 September 1911.