Acanthopagrus arabicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Spariformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Spariformes

Familia: Sparidae
Genus: Acanthopagrus
Species: Acanthopagrus arabicus

Name

Acanthopagrus arabicus Iwatsuki, 2013

• Holotype: MUFS 33840.
• Paratypes: MUFS 19109, 19115, 19123–19124, 27226, 25800–25805, 33839.

Type locality: western coast of Qatar [1] (collected from Qatar Central Fish Market, Qatar City).

Etymology: The species is named for the type locality, the Arabian Sea including The Gulf.

Vernacular names

English: Arabian yellowfin seabream

References

• Iwatsuki, Y.; 2013: Review of the Acanthopagrus latus complex (Perciformes: Sparidae) with descriptions of three new species from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology, DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12151