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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Acanthopagrus

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthopagrus akazakii Western Pacific 18.5 SL 2006
Acanthopagrus arabicus Arabian yellowfin seabream Western Indian Ocean 34.5 SL 2013
Acanthopagrus australis Yellowfin bream Southwest Pacific 66 SL 1859
Acanthopagrus berda Goldsilk seabream Indian Ocean, South Afric 90 TL 1775
Acanthopagrus bifasciatus Twobar seabream Western Indian Ocean 36.2 SL 1775
Acanthopagrus butcheri Black bream Indo-Pacific 60 TL 1949
Acanthopagrus catenula Bridled seabream Western Indian Ocean 36.4 SL 1801
Acanthopagrus chinshira Okinawan yellow-fin seabream Northwest Pacific 20.4 SL 2008
Acanthopagrus datnia Bengal yellowfin seabream Eastern Indian Ocean 50 TL 1822
Acanthopagrus latus Yellowfin seabream Northwest Pacific 40 FL 1782
Acanthopagrus morrisonae Western yellowfin seabream Eastern Indian Ocean 45 TL 2013
Acanthopagrus omanensis Black Margined Seabream Indian Ocean 14.5 SL 2010
Acanthopagrus pacificus Pacific seabream Western Pacific 50 SL 2010
Acanthopagrus palmaris Northwest black bream Eastern Indian Ocean 40 TL 1935
Acanthopagrus randalli Middle East Black Seabream Indian Ocean 32.2 SL 2009
Acanthopagrus schlegelii Blackhead seabream Northwest Pacific 50 SL 1854
Acanthopagrus sheim Spotted yellowfin seabream Western Indian Ocean 30 SL 2013
Acanthopagrus sivicolus Okinawa seabream Northwest Pacific 45 SL 1962
Acanthopagrus taiwanensis Taiwan picnic seabream Northwest Pacific 21.6 SL 2006
Acanthopagrus vagus Wandering seabream Africa 60 SL 1852



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