Biology:Polysteganus

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Short description: Genus of fishes in the family Sparidae

Polysteganus
Polysteganus praeorbitalis.jpg
Polysteganus praeorbitalis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Spariformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Polysteganus
Klunzinger, 1870

Polysteganus is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae.

Species

Eight recognized species are placed in this genus:

  • P. baissaci M. M. Smith, 1978 (Frenchman seabream)
  • P. cerasinus Yukio Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2015 [1]
  • P. coeruleopunctatus (Klunzinger, 1870) (blue-skin seabream) [1]
  • P. flavodorsalis Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2015 [1]
  • P. lineopunctatus (Boulenger, 1903) [1]
  • P. mascarenensis Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2011 (Mascarene red seabream)
  • P. praeorbitalis (Günther, 1859) (Scotsman seabream)
  • P. undulosus (Regan, 1908) (seventy-four seabream)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Iwatsuki, Y. & Heemstra, P.C. (2015): Redescriptions of Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus (Klunzinger 1870) and P. lineopunctatus (Boulenger 1903), with two new species from Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 4059 (1): 133–150.

Wikidata ☰ Q2250858 entry