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Argyrosomus regius
Sign in to saveAlso known as meagre, croaker, jewfish, shade-fish, sowa, kir, corvina, salmon-bass
species of fish
OverviewAI-generated
Argyrosomus regius is a species of fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae within the order Perciformes. It is classified under the class Teleostei and phylum Chordata. Common names for this organism include Corbina, Corvina, Courbine, Maigre, Brown Meagre, and meagre. The species is accepted by the World Register of Marine Species, with the authority cited as (Asso, 1801).
The habitat of Argyrosomus regius is marine and brackish. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2020. Occurrence records from various sources indicate the species has been documented in countries including France, Angola, Dr Congo, Lebanon, and Italy.
Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least Concernmeagre
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilySciaenidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 53
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM, NMMNHS, GNM, MZLU, CAS
- Recorded in
- France, Angola, Dr Congo, Lebanon, Italy, Sweden, Egypt, Netherlands
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Encyclopedic overview
Argyrosomus regius, also known as the meagre, croaker, jewfish, shade-fish, sowa, kir, corvina, salmon-bass or stone bass, is a species of fish of the family Sciaenidae. This large fish has a pearly-silver to brownish coloration and a yellow-coloured mouth. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Taxonomy
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