Acanthopagrus

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Acanthopagrus Higher classification Porgies Order Perciformes		Family Sparidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Japanese black porgy, Acanthopagrus latus, Southern black bream, Surf bream

Acanthopagrus latus trying out its dorsal fin

Acanthopagrus is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae.

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:

Acanthopagrus akazakii Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2006 (New Caledonian seabream)

Acanthopagrus arabicus Iwatsuki, 2013 (Arabian yellowfin seabream)

Acanthopagrus australis Günther, 1859 (Surf bream)

Acanthopagrus berda Forsskål, 1775 (Goldsilk seabream)

Acanthopagrus bifasciatus Forsskål, 1775 (Twobar seabream)

Acanthopagrus butcheri Munro, 1949 (Southern black bream)

Acanthopagrus catenula Lacépède, 1801 (Bridled seabream)

Acanthopagrus chinshira Kume & Yoshino, 2008 (Okinawan yellowfin seabream)

Acanthopagrus latus Houttuyn, 1782 (Yellowfin seabream)

Acanthopagrus longispinnis Valenciennes, 1830 (Bengal yellowfin seabream)

Acanthopagrus morrisoni Iwatsuki, 2013 (Western yellowfin seabream)

Acanthopagrus omanensis Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2010 (Black margined seabream)

Acanthopagrus pacificus Iwatsuki, Kume & Yoshino, 2010 (Pacific seabream)

Acanthopagrus palmaris Whiltey, 1935 (North West black bream)

Acanthopagrus randalli Iwatsuki & K. E. Carpenter, 2009 (Middle East black seabream)

Acanthopagrus schlegelii Bleeker, 1854 (Blackhead seabream)

A. s. czerskii L. S. Berg, 1914

A. s. schlegelii Bleeker, 1854

Acanthopagrus sheim Iwatsuki, 2013 (Spotted yellowfin seabream)

Acanthopagrus sivicolus Akazaki, 1962 (Okinawa seabream)

Acanthopagrus taiwanensis Iwatsuki & K. E. Carpenter, 2006 (Taiwan picnic seabream)

Acanthopagrus vagus W. K. H. Peters, 1852 (Wandering seabream)

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