Lithognathus
Lithognathus | |
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Lithognathus mormyrus
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Spariformes |
Family: | Sparidae |
Genus: | Lithognathus Swainson, 1839[2] |
Type species | |
Lithognathus capensis Swainson, 1839[3]
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Species | |
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Synonyms[3] | |
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Lithognathus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. Species in this genus are given the common name of steenbras. The genus is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from southwestern Europe to South Africa and into the southwestern Indian Ocean.
Taxonomy
Lithognathus was first proposed as
Etymology
Lithognathus means "stone jaw", Swainson described the maxillaries as "thick, enlarged, and as hard as stone". It is not a tautonym as Swainson unnecessarily renamed Cuvier's Pagellus lithognathus as L. lithognathus.[7]
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following four species :[8]
- Lithognathus aureti Smith, 1962 (West coast seabream)
- Lithognathus lithognathus(Cuvier, 1829) (White steenbras)
- Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sand steenbras)
- Lithognathus olivieri Penrith & Penrith, 1969 (Steenbras)
Characteristics
Lithognathus steenbras breams are characterised by an oblong compressed, body with a long snout. The tips of the
Distribution
Lithognathus steenbras breams occur in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from southwestern Europe to South Africa and into the southwestern Indian Ocean.[8]
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2014). "Lithognathus Swainson, 1839". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Sparidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lithognathus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ OL 25909650M.
- ^ Parenti, P. (2019). "An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Sparidae". FishTaxa. 4 (2): 47–98.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (12 January 2024). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 6): Families GERREIDAE, LETHRINIDAE, NEMIPTERIDAE and SPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Lithognathus in FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ISBN 978-1-990951-32-9.