Biology:Petrus rupestris
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Petrus Smith, 1938 |
| Species: | P. rupestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Petrus rupestris (Valenciennes, 1830)
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Petrus rupestris is a species of fish in the family Sparidae and the only known member of the genus Petrus. The common name of this species is red steenbras. The species' population has been depleted by overfishing in African waters.
References
- G.D.Johnson, A.C.Gill, J.R.Paxton & W.N. Eschmeyer, ed. 1998. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN:0-12-547665-5.
- C.Michael Hogan. 2010. Overfishing. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. eds. Sidney Draggan and Cutler Cleveland. Washington DC.
External links
- Petrus rupestris on Fishbase
- "Petrus rupestris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=647966.
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