Biology:Pagrus

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Short description: Genus of fishes


Pagrus
Temporal range: Early Eocene to Present[1]
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Pagrus pagrus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Spariformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Pagrus
Cuvier, 1816
Red seabream (Pagrus major)
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. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2007-12-25. 

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