Parargyrops
Monospecific genus of ray-finned fish
| Parargyrops | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Parargyrops Tanaka, 1916 |
| Species: | P. edita |
| Binomial name | |
| Parargyrops edita Tanaka, 1916 | |
Parargyrops is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. The only species in the genus is Parargyrops edita, the crimson seabream or red-fin pargo, which is found in the Western Pacific Ocean off East Asia.[1]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Parargyrops in FishBase. October 2023 version.
