Dicentrarchus
| Dicentrarchus | |
|---|---|
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| European Seabass (D. labrax) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Percoidei |
| Family: | Moronidae |
| Genus: | Dicentrarchus T. N. Gill, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Dicentrarchus labrax É. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dicentrarchus is a genus of temperate basses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Species
Currently, the two species in this genus are:[1]
- Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) (European seabass)
- Dicentrarchus punctatus (Bloch, 1792) (spotted seabass)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Dicentrarchus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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