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Lateolabrax

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
Synonyms
  • Percalabrax Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 (lapsus)

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:


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