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Species profile—Acanthopagrus pacificus (pikey bream)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Sparidae (porgies) → Acanthopagrus pacificus (pikey bream)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Sparidae (porgies)
Scientific name
Acanthopagrus pacificus Iwatsuki, Kume & Yoshino, 2010
Common name
pikey bream
Type reference
Iwatsuki, Y., Kume, M. & Yoshino, T. (2010). A new species, Acanthopagrus pacificus from the Western Pacific (Pisces, Sparidae). Bulletin of the National Science Museum 36, 115-130.
WildNet taxon ID
27073
Synonym(s)
Acanthopagrus berda
Alternate name(s)
pikey black bream
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27073.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022