Lateolabrax
| Lateolabrax | |
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| Japanese seabass (L. japonicus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Lateolabracidae V. G. Springer & Raasch, 1965 |
| Genus: | Lateolabrax Bleeker, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Labrax japonicus Cuvier, 1828
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| Synonyms | |
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) and may be nested within the Polyprionidae.[3]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Lateolabrax japonicus Cuvier, 1828 (Japanese sea bass)
- Lateolabrax latus Katayama, 1957 (Blackfin sea bass)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Lateolabracidae". FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lateolabrax". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 435. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
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