Lateolabrax | |
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Japanese seabass (L. japonicus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Suborder: | Percoidei |
Family: |
Lateolabracidae V. G. Springer & Raasch, 1965 |
Genus: |
Lateolabrax Bleeker, 1855 |
Type species | |
Labrax japonicus G. Cuvier, 1828 |
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Synonyms | |
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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. This genus is native to the coastal waters of the western Pacific Ocean. This genus has also been included in family Moronidae (temperate basses).
The currently recognized species in this genus are: