Cheimerius

Cheimerius nufar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Cheimerius
J. L. B. Smith, 1938
Species: C. nufar
Binomial name
Cheimerius nufar
(Valenciennes, 1830)
Synonyms

Dentex nufar Valenciennes, 1830

Cheimerius nufar also known as the Santer seabream is a species in the family Sparidae found in Red Sea south of the Mossel Bay in South Africa and east to India and Sri Lanka. This species is the only known member of the genus Cheimerius.[1]

References

  1. Tanaka, F. & Iwatsuki, Y. (2015): Amamiichthys, a new genus for the sparid fish Cheimerius matsubarai Akazaki 1962, and redescription of the species, with designation of a neotype. Zootaxa 4007 (2): 195–206.
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