Acanthopagrus

Acanthopagrus
Acanthopagrus butcheri
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Spariformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Acanthopagrus
W. K. H. Peters, 1855
Type species
Chrysophrys vagus
W. K. H. Peters, 1852
Synonyms
  • Mylio Munro, 1949
  • Neosparus Akazaki 1994

Acanthopagrus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sparidae, the sea breams and porgies. The fish in this genus are found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

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