Diplodus

Diplodus is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae,[1] found in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.

Diplodus
Diplodus cervinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Diplodus
Rafinesque, 1810
Type species
Sparus annularis
Linnaeus, 1758

Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Diplodus Rafinesque, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 January 2019.
  2. Fricke, R., Golani, D. & Appelbaum-Golani, B. (2016): Diplodus levantinus (Teleostei: Sparidae), a new species of sea bream from the southeastern Mediterranean Sea of Israel, with a checklist and a key to the species of the Diplodus sargus species group. Scientia Marina, 80 (3): 305-320.


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