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Sparidae
Blackhead seabream
Acanthopagrus schlegelii
A commercially important seabream especially in Vietnam
- Black
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Pacific Ocean
- East Asia
- Deep-bodied
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Deep-bodied
MediumAcanthopagrus schlegelii, the blackhead seabream, black porgy or black seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the Western Pacific Ocean. The blackhead seabream is an important species in commercial fisheries, particularly in Vietnam.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Acanthopagrus
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Northwest Pacific: southern Hokkaido, Japan to the southern Korean Peninsula, middle and north coast of the Republic of China and Taiwan. Not occurring in the Ryukyu Islands.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
