Black seabream

Black seabream
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Spariformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Spondyliosoma
Species:
S. cantharus
Binomial name
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Range of black seabream
Synonyms
  • Sparus cantharus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cantharus cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Sparus lineatus Montagu, 1818
  • Cantharus lineatus (Montagu, 1818)
  • Cantharus senegalensis Valenciennes, 1830
  • Cantharus vulgaris Valenciennes, 1830

The black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This fish has a wide distribution in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The black seabream is an important food fish, especially in Europe.

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