CategoryFishes of the Adriatic. Guide-book

Fish of the Diplodus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams and porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Annular seabream. Photo by © Fabio Crocetta. naturamediterraneo.com) Annular seabream (Diplodus annularis) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus…

Fish of the Diplodus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams and porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Sharpsnout seabream. Photo by © Fabio Crocetta. naturamediterraneo.com) Sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo) was first described in 1792 by the German naturalist Johann…

Fish of the Diplodus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams and porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (White seabream. Photo by © Citron. commons.wikimedia.org) White seabream (Diplodus sargus sargus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778).…

Fish of the Diplodus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams and porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Common two-banded seabream. Photo © ronjenjehrvatska.com) Common two–banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris) was first described in 1817 by the French zoologist Étienne Geoffroy…

Fish of the Spondyliosoma genus of the Sparidae (sea breams and porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Black seabream. Photo by © Fabio Crocetta. naturamediterraneo.com) Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl…

Fish of the Lithognathus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Sand steenbras. Photo by © Rui Patricio Freitas. fishbase.org) Sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl…

Fish of the Oblada genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Saddled seabream. Photo by © Javier Vidal. flickr.com/photos/jarvidlop) Saddled seabream (Oblada melanura) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl…

Fish of the Pagellus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Axillary seabream. Photo by © Fabio Crocetta. naturamediterraneo.com) Axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne) was first described in 1827 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso…

Fish of the Pagellus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Blackspot seabream. Photo by © Pedro Niny Duarte(c)ImagDOP. fishbase.org) Blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) was first described in 1768 by the Danish…

Fish of the Pagellus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Common pandora. Photo by © Fabio Crocetta. naturamediterraneo.com) Common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist…

Fish of the Dentex genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Common dentex. Photo by © Jiří Novák. biolib.cz) Common dentex (Dentex dentex) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus…

Fish of the Dentex genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Pink dentex. Photo by © Akın Türker İlkyaz. ilkyaz.eu) Pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus) was first described in 1810 by the American naturalist, zoologist and…

Fish of the Dentex genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Large-eye dentex. Photo by © Pedro Niny Duarte(c)ImagDOP. fishbase.org) Large–eye dentex (Dentex macrophthalmus) was first described in 1791 by the German naturalist…

Fish of the Pagrus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Red porgy. Photo by © Pedro Niny Duarte(c)ImagDOP. fishbase.org) Red porgy (Pagrus pagrus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish…

Fish of the Pagrus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Bluespotted seabream. Foto by © Shibl Dammous. fishbase.org) Bluespotted seabream (Pagrus caeruleostictus) was first described in 1830 by the French zoologist and ichthyologist…

Fish of the Pagrus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Red seabream. Photo © four-fish.com.tw) Red seabream (Pagrus major) was first described in 1844 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778-1858). It…

Fish of the Sparus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Gilthead seabream. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org) Gilthead seabream or Gilt–head seabream (Sparus aurata) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist…

Fish of the Centracanthus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Curled picarel. Photo by © Pedro Niny Duarte(c)ImagDOP. fishbase.org) Curled picarel (Centracanthus cirrus) was first described in 1810 by the American naturalist, zoologist…