Polysteganus

Polysteganus is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae.

Polysteganus
Polysteganus praeorbitalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Polysteganus
Klunzinger, 1870

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

  • Polysteganus baissaci M. M. Smith, 1978 (French-man seabream)
  • Polysteganus cerasinus Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2015 [1]
  • Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus (Klunzinger, 1870) (Blue-skin seabream) [1]
  • Polysteganus flavodorsalis Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2015 [1]
  • Polysteganus lineopunctatus (Boulenger, 1903) [1]
  • Polysteganus mascarenensis Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2011 (Mascarene red seabream)
  • Polysteganus praeorbitalis (Günther, 1859) (Scotsman seabream)
  • Polysteganus undulosus (Regan, 1908) (Seventy-four seabream)
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References

  1. Iwatsuki, Y. & Heemstra, P.C. (2015): Redescriptions of Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus (Klunzinger 1870) and P. lineopunctatus (Boulenger 1903), with two new species from Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 4059 (1): 133–150.


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