Gymnocranius griseus

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Gymnocranius griseus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Spariformes
Family: Lethrinidae
Genus: Gymnocranius
Species:
G. griseus
Binomial name
Gymnocranius griseus
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
  • Dentex griseus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
  • Lobotes microprion Bleeker, 1851
  • Gymnocranius orbis Fowler, 1938

Gymnocranius griseus, the grey large-eye bream, barred large-eye bream, grey emperor, grey seabream and naked-head seabream, is a species of marine

ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae
, the emperors and emperor breams. This species is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Taxonomy

Gymnocranius griseus was first formally

type locality given as the southwestern coast of Japan.[3] Some authors place the genus Gymnocranius in the subfamily Monotaxinae but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise the subfamilies traditionally accepted within the family Lethrinidae as valid. The family Lethrinidae is classified by the 5th edition of Fishes of the World as belonging to the order Spariformes.[4]

Etymology

Gymnocranius griseus has the specific name griseus which means "grey", Temminck and Schlegel described the fish as having a "very pale bluish grey" colour in life.[5]

Description

Gymnocranius griseus has its

total length of 35 cm (14 in), although 25 cm (9.8 in) is more typical.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Gymnocranius griseus is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from southern Japan south into the Malay Archipelago and from western Australia east to the Marianas Islands. It has been claimed from the Indian Ocean but these records are likely to be misidentifications of G. grandoculis.[1] This species is found in inshore waters at depths greater than 20 m (66 ft) in sheltered bays and on sand and mud slopes. Juveniles are occasionally found on algal reefs in brackish estuaries.[2]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16719651A16722295.en
    . Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Gymnocranius griseus" in FishBase. October 2023 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gymnocranius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. OL 25909650M
    .
  5. ^ "Order SPARIFORMES: Families LETHRINIDAE, NEMIPTERIDAE and SPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ^ Kent E. Carpenter; Gerald R. Allen (1989). Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (Family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date (PDF). FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 9. FAO, Rome. pp. 29–30.
  7. ^ Dianne J. Bray. "Gymnocranius griseus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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