Sparidae Totally Explained

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The Sparidae is a family of fish, included in the order Perciformes. The fishes of the family are commonly called breams and porgies (North America). The sheepshead, scup, and red sea bream are species in this family.

Species

The family Sparidae contains 125 species in 37 genera and is classified here according to Fishbase.

Genus Acanthopagrus
- Acanthopagrus akazakii Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2006
- Acanthopagrus australis, Surf bream (Gunther, 1859)
- Acanthopagrus berda, Picnic seabream (Forsskål, 1775)
- Acanthopagrus bifasciatus, Twobar seabream (Forsskål, 1775)
- Acanthopagrus butcheri, Southern black bream (Munro, 1949)
- Acanthopagrus latus, Yellowfin seabream (Houttuyn, 1782)
- Acanthopagrus palmaris, North west black bream (Whitley, 1935)
- Acanthopagrus schlegelii czerskii (Berg, 1914)
- Acanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii, Black porgy (Bleeker, 1854)
- Acanthopagrus sivicolus, Okinawa seabream (Akazaki, 1962)
- Acanthopagrus taiwanensis (Iwatsuki & Carpenter, 2006)
Genus Allotaius
- Allotaius spariformis (Ogilby, 1910)
Genus Archosargus
- Archosargus pourtalesii, Blackspot porgy (Steindachner, 1881)
- Archosargus probatocephalus, Sheepshead seabream (Walbaum, 1792)
- Archosargus rhomboidalis, Western Atlantic seabream (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Argyrops
- Argyrops bleekeri, Taiwan tai (Oshima, 1927)
- Argyrops filamentosus, Soldierbream (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Argyrops megalommatus (Klunzinger, 1870)
- Argyrops spinifer, King soldierbream (Forsskål, 1775)
Genus Argyrozona
- Argyrozona argyrozona, Carpenter seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
Genus Boops
- Boops boops, Bogue (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Boops lineatus, Striped boga (Boulenger, 1892)
Genus Boopsoidea
- Boopsoidea inornata, Fransmadam (Castelnau, 1861)
Genus Calamus
- Calamus arctifrons, Grass porgy (Goode & Bean, 1882)
- Calamus bajonado, Jolthead porgy (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Calamus brachysomus, Pacific porgy (Lockington, 1880)
- Calamus calamus, Saucereye porgy (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Calamus campechanus, Campeche porgy (Randall & Caldwell, 1966)
- Calamus cervigoni, Spotfin porgy (Randall & Caldwell, 1966)
- Calamus leucosteus, Whitebone porgy(Jordan & Gilbert, 1885)
- Calamus mu, Flathead porgy (Randall & Caldwell, 1966)
- Calamus nodosus, Knobbed porgy (Randall & Caldwell, 1966)
- Calamus penna, Sheepshead porgy (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Calamus pennatula, Pluma porgy (Guichenot, 1868)
- Calamus proridens, Littlehead porgy (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884)
- Calamus taurinus, Galapagos porgy (Jenyns, 1840)
Genus Cheimerius
- Cheimerius matsubarai, Hoshierenko (Akazaki, 1962)
- Cheimerius nufar, Santer seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
Genus Chrysoblephus
- Chrysoblephus anglicus, Englishman seabream (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
- Chrysoblephus cristiceps, Daggerhead seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Chrysoblephus gibbiceps, Red stumpnose seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Chrysoblephus laticeps, Roman seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
- Chrysoblephus lophus, False red stumpnose (Fowler, 1925)
- Chrysoblephus puniceus, Slinger seabream (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
Genus Chrysophrys
Chrysophrys auratus, Australasian snapper (Forster, 1801)
Genus Crenidens
Crenidens crenidens, Karenteen seabream (Forsskål, 1775)
Genus Cymatoceps
Cymatoceps nasutus, Poenskop seabream (Castelnau, 1861)
Genus Dentex
Dentex angolensis,Angola dentex (Poll & Maul, 1953)
Dentex barnardi, Barnard's dentex (Cadenat, 1970)
Dentex canariensis, Canary dentex (Steindachner, 1881)
Dentex congoensis, Congo dentex (Poll, 1954)
Dentex dentex, Common dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dentex fourmanoiri (Akazaki & Séret, 1999)
Dentex gibbosus, Pink dentex (Rafinesque, 1810)
Dentex macrophthalmus, Large-eye dentex (Bloch, 1791)
Dentex maroccanus, Morocco dentex (Valenciennes, 1830)
Dentex tumifrons, Yellowback seabream (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
Genus Diplodus
Diplodus annularis, Annular seabream (Linnaeus, 1758)
Diplodus argenteus argenteus, South American silver porgy (Valenciennes, 1830)
Diplodus argenteus caudimacula, Silver porgy (Poey, 1860)
Diplodus bellottii, Senegal seabream (Steindachner, 1882)
Diplodus bermudensis, Bermuda porgy (Caldwell, 1965)
Diplodus capensis, Cape white seabream (Smith, 1844)
Diplodus cervinus cervinus, Zebra seabream (Lowe, 1838)
Diplodus cervinus hottentotus, Zebra (Smith, 1844)
Diplodus cervinus omanensis, Oman porgy (Bauchot & Bianchi, 1984)
Diplodus fasciatus, Banded seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
Diplodus holbrookii, Spottail pinfish (Bean, 1878)
Diplodus noct, Red Sea seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
Diplodus prayensis, Two-banded seabream (Cadenat, 1964)
Diplodus puntazzo, Sharpsnout seabream (Cetti, 1777)
Diplodus sargus ascensionis (Valenciennes, 1830)
Diplodus sargus cadenati, Moroccan white seabream (de la Paz, Bauchot & Daget, 1974)
Diplodus sargus helenae, St. Helena white seabream (Sauvage, 1879)
Diplodus sargus kotschyi, One spot seabream (Steindachner, 1876)
Diplodus sargus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1830)
Diplodus sargus sargus, White seabream (Linnaeus, 1758)
Diplodus vulgaris, Common two-banded seabream (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
Genus Evynnis
Evynnis cardinalis, Threadfin porgy (Lacepède, 1802)
Evynnis japonica, Crimson seabream (Tanaka, 1931)
Genus Gymnocrotaphus
Gymnocrotaphus curvidens, Janbruin (Günther, 1859)
Genus Lagodon
Lagodon rhomboides, Pinfish (Linnaeus, 1766)
Genus Lithognathus
Lithognathus aureti, West coast seabream (Smith, 1962)
Lithognathus lithognathus, White steenbras (Cuvier, 1829)
Lithognathus mormyrus, Striped seabream (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lithognathus olivieri, Steenbras (Penrith & Penrith, 1969)
Genus Oblada
Oblada melanura, Saddled seabream (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Pachymetopon
Pachymetopon aeneum, Blue hottentot (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
Pachymetopon blochii, Hottentot seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
Pachymetopon grande, Bronze seabream (Günther, 1859)
Genus Pagellus
Pagellus acarne, Axillary seabream (Risso, 1827)
Pagellus affinis, Arabian pandora (Boulenger, 1888)
Pagellus bellottii, Red pandora (Steindachner, 1882)
Pagellus bogaraveo, Blackspot seabream (Brünnich, 1768)
Pagellus erythrinus, Common pandora (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pagellus natalensis, Natal pandora (Steindachner, 1903)
Genus Pagrus
Pagrus africanus, Southern common seabream (Akazaki, 1962)
Pagrus auriga, Redbanded seabream (Valenciennes, 1843)
Pagrus caeruleostictus, Bluespotted seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
Pagrus major, Red seabream (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
Pagrus pagrus, Common seabream (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Parargyrops
Parargyrops edita (Tanaka, 1916)
Genus Petrus
Petrus rupestris, Red steenbras (Valenciennes, 1830)
Genus Polyamblyodon
Polyamblyodon germanum, German seabream (Barnard, 1934)
Polyamblyodon gibbosum, Knife-back seabream (Pellegrin, 1914)
Genus Polysteganus
Polysteganus baissaci, Frenchman seabream (Smith, 1978)
Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus, Blueskin seabream (Klunzinger, 1870)
Polysteganus praeorbitalis, Scotsman seabream (Günther, 1859)
Polysteganus undulosus, Seventy-four seabream (Regan, 1908)
Genus Porcostoma
Porcostoma dentata, Dane seabream (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
Genus Ptreogymnus
Pterogymnus laniarius, Panga seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
Genus Rhabdosargus
Rhabdosargus globiceps, White stumpnose (Valenciennes, 1830)
Rhabdosargus haffara, Haffara seabream (Forsskål, 1775)
Rhabdosargus holubi, Cape stumpnose (Steindachner, 1881)
Rhabdosargus sarba, Tarwhine (Forsskål, 1775)
Rhabdosargus thorpei, Bigeye stumpnose (Smith, 1979)
Genus Sarpa
Sarpa salpa, Salema (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Sparidentex
Sparidentex hasta, Sobaity seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
Genus Sparodon
Sparodon durbanensis, Musselcracker seabream (Castelnau, 1861)
Genus Sparus
Sparus aurata, Gilthead seabream (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Spondyliosoma
Spondyliosoma cantharus, Black seabream (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spondyliosoma emarginatum, Steentje seabream (Valenciennes, 1830)
Genus Stenotomus
Stenotomus caprinus, Longspine porgy (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Stenotomus chrysops, Scup (Linnaeus, 1766)
Genus Virididentex
Virididentex acromegalus, Bulldog dentex (Osório, 1911)

Cookery
The most celebrated of the breams in cookery are the gilt-head bream and the dentex.

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