Spicara
| Spicara | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Spicara maena | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Spicara Rafinesque, 1810 |
| Type species | |
| Spicara flexuosa Rafinesque, 1810 | |
Spicara is a genus of picarels native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean.[1]
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Spicara alta (Osório, 1917) (Bigeye picarel)
- Spicara australis (Regan, 1921)
- Spicara axillaris (Boulenger, 1900)
- Spicara maena (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blotched picarel)
- Spicara martinicus (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Spicara melanurus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Blackspot picarel)
- Spicara nigricauda (Norman, 1931) (Blacktail picarel)
- Spicara smaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Picarel)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Spicara in FishBase. August 2015 version.
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