Sparidae

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
ספרוסיים
Name (Latin)
Sparidae
Name (Arabic)
أسبورية
Other forms of name
Porgies (Fish)
Spargos
See Also From tracing topical name
Perciformes
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q239590
Library of congress: sh 85126312
Sources of Information
  • Nelson, J.S. Fishes of the world, 2006:p. 371 (Family Sparidae, 33 genera with about 115 species)
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Wikipedia description:

Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies, is a family of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Acanthuriformes, although they were previously classified in the order Perciformes. The over 150 species are found in shallow and deep marine waters in temperate through tropical regions around the world. Most species are demersal carnivores.

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