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Sparus aurata

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Sparus aurata

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Also known as gilt-head bream, Dorade, gilthead seabream

species of fish

OverviewAI-generated

Sparus aurata is a species of fish in the family Sparidae, belonging to the order Perciformes and class Teleostei within the phylum Chordata. Described by Linnaeus in 1758, the taxon is accepted under the authority of Linnaeus, 1758. Common names for this organism include gilthead, Chaparreta, Dorada, Dorada Del Pacífico, and Dourada. It inhabits marine and brackish environments and is classified as a subclass of fish as food and seafood.

The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2014. Occurrence records number 7590, with additional data from iDigBio showing 146 records and 6 media items. These records are associated with institutions including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, NRM, MNHN, and USNM, and span countries such as Tunisia, Mauritania, France, Sweden, and Greece. The genome has been sequenced, and the taxon is referenced by 216 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

gilthead

Sparus aurata

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilySparidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded7,590

via GBIF · IUCN

Museum specimens

Specimen records
146
With media
6
Family
Sparidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, NRM, MNHN, USNM
Recorded in
Tunisia, Mauritania, France, Sweden, Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
seafood
Image
SardinianFish.jpg
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Commons category
Sparus aurata
taxon rank
species
taxon name
Sparus aurata
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons gallery
Sparus aurata
taxon common name
dorada
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
sequenced genome URL
www.ensembl.org/Sparus_aurata
short name
S. aurata
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Encyclopedic overview

The gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata), also known as the gilthead, dourade, gilt-head seabream, European seabream or silver seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams or porgies. This fish is found in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. It is a highly esteemed food fish and an important species in aquaculture.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sparus aurata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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