Pagrus

Pagrus
Temporal range: Early Eocene to Present[1]
Pagrus pagrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Sparidae
Genus:Pagrus
Cuvier, 1816
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

  1. ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.


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