Spicara smaris

Spicara smaris, one of the picarels, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. It grows to a maximum length of about 20 cm (8 in); females are usually smaller than males.

Spicara smaris
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Spariformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Spicara
Species:
S. smaris
Binomial name
Spicara smaris
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Maena smaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Smaris alcedo (Risso, 1810)
  • Smaris gracilis Bonaparte, 1836
  • Smaris maurii Bonaparte, 1836
  • Smaris smaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Smaris vulgaris Valenciennes, 1830
  • Sparus alcedo Risso, 1810
  • Sparus smaris Linnaeus, 1758
  • Spicara alcedo (Risso, 1810)
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