Spicara
Spicara is a genus of picarels native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean.[1]
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| Spicara maena | |
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| Genus: | Spicara Rafinesque, 1810 |
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| Spicara flexuosa Rafinesque, 1810 | |
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Spicara alta (Osório, 1917) (Bigeye picarel)
- Spicara australis (Regan, 1921)
- Spicara axillaris (Boulenger, 1900)
- Spicara flexuosa (Rafinesque, 1810)[2][3]
- Spicara maena (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blotched picarel)
- Spicara martinicus (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Spicara melanurus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Blackspot picarel)
- Spicara nigricauda (Norman, 1931) (Blacktail picarel)
- Spicara smaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Picarel)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Spicara in FishBase. August 2015 version.
- Bektas Y., Aksu I., Kalayci G., Irmak E., Engin S., Turan D. Genetic differentiation of three Spicara (Pisces: Centracanthidae) species, S. maena, S. flexuosa and S. smaris: and intraspecific substructure of S. flexuosa in Turkish coastal waters (англ.) // Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. — 2018. — Vol. 18, no. 2. — P. 301—311. — DOI:10.4194/1303-2712-v18_2_09
- Imsiridou A., Minos G., Gakopoulou A., Katsares V., Karidas T., Katselis G. Discrimination of two picarel species Spicara flexuosa and Spicara maena (Pisces: Centracanthidae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences (англ.) // J. Fish Biol.. — 2011. — Vol. 78, no. 1. — P. 373—377. — DOI:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02858.x
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