Lateolabrax
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| Japanese seabass (L. japonicus) | |
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| Family: | Lateolabracidae V. G. Springer & Raasch, 1965
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| Genus: | Lateolabrax Bleeker, 1855
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| Labrax japonicus G. Cuvier, 1828
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Lateolabrax is a genus of commercially important fishes known as the Asian seabasses. It is the only genus in the family Lateolabracidae.[1] This genus is native to the coastal waters of the western Pacific Ocean.[2] This genus has also been included in family Moronidae (temperate basses).[3]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Lateolabrax japonicus (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Japanese seabass)
- Lateolabrax latus Katayama, 1957 (blackfin seabass)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Lateolabracidae". FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lateolabrax". FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ 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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