Lateolabrax

Lateolabrax
	Japanese seabass
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Superclass:	Osteichthyes
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Percoidei
Family:	Lateolabracidae; Springer & Raasch, 1995
Genus:	Lateolabrax; (Cuvier et Valenciennes, 1828)
Type species
	Lateolabrax japonicus; (Cuvier, 1828)

Lateolabrax is a genus of fishes. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Lateolabracidae. The representatives of the genus inhabit the warm coastal waters of the Western Pacific. The genus consists of two species:

Lateolabrax japonicus - Japanese seabass, or Suzuki
Lateolabrax latus - Blackfin seabass

The genus has also been included in family Moronidae (temperate basses).^[1]

Sources

^ Nelson, J. S. (2006). Fishes of the World (4 ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-25031-9.

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[Nelson-1] Nelson, J. S. (2006). Fishes of the World (4 ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-25031-9.

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