Acanthopagrus sheim

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Spariformes

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

Familia: Sparidae
Genus: Acanthopagrus
Species: Acanthopagrus sheim

Name

Acanthopagrus sheim Iwatsuki, 2013

• Holotype: MUFS 33838.
• Paratypes: MUFS 33852–33854 (3).

Type locality: off Hawar Islands [1], Qatar (purchased from Doha Central Fish Market).

Etymology: The species is named after the local Arabic name Sheim.

Vernacular names

• English: Spotted 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