Spicara
Spicara maena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Spariformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Spicara
Rafinesque, 1810
Type species
Spicara flexuosa
Rafinesque, 1810

Spicara is a genus of picarels native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean.[1]

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Spicara in FishBase. August 2015 version.
  2. Bektas Y.; Aksu I.; Kalayci G.; Irmak E.; Engin S.; Turan D. (2018). "Genetic differentiation of three Spicara (Pisces: Centracanthidae) species, S. maena, S. flexuosa and S. smaris: and intraspecific substructure of S. flexuosa in Turkish coastal waters". Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 18 (2): 301–311. doi:10.4194/1303-2712-v18_2_09.
  3. Imsiridou A.; Minos G.; Gakopoulou A.; Katsares V.; Karidas T.; Katselis G. (2011). "Discrimination of two picarel species Spicara flexuosa and Spicara maena (Pisces: Centracanthidae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences". Journal of Fish Biology. 78 (1): 373–377. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02858.x.


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