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Also known as sea breams, porgies, porgy

Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies, is a family of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Acanthuriformes, although they were previously classified in the order Perciformes. The over 150 species are found in shallow and deep marine waters in temperate through tropical regions around the world. Most species are demersal carnivores.

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Sparidae, commonly known as seabreams and porgies, is a family of over 150 species of fish found in oceans worldwide, ranging from shallow to deep waters in temperate and tropical regions. These fish are important food sources and are mostly bottom-dwelling meat-eaters, making them significant players in marine ecosystems and fisheries.

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Sparidae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilySparidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded839,472

Les Sparidae (sparidés) sont une famille de poissons marins perciformes. Elle comporte 38 genres.

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Sparidae
taxon name
Sparidae
MCN code
0302.85.00
taxon common name
špari
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  • Distribution and habitat
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  • Fisheries
  • Culinary use
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Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies, is a family of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Acanthuriformes, although they were previously classified in the order Perciformes. The over 150 species are found in shallow and deep marine waters in temperate through tropical regions around the world. Most species are demersal carnivores.

==Taxonomy== Sparidae was first proposed as a family in 1818 by the French polymath and naturalist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque. Traditionally the taxa within the Spariformes were classified within the Perciformes, with some authorities using the term "Sparoid lineage" for the families Centracanthidae, Nemipteridae, Lethrinidae and Sparidae. Since then the use of molecular phylogenetics in more modern classifications has meant that the Spariformes is recognised as a valid order within the Percomorpha containing six families, with Callanthidae, Sillaginidae and Lobotidae included. Other workers have found that the Centracanthidae is synonymous with Sparidae and that the Spariformes contains only the remaining three families of the "Sparoid lineage".

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