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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Lithognathus

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Lithognathus aureti Smith, 1962

Photo by SFSA
 
Lithognathus aureti
[West coast seabream]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Lithognathus lithognathus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by FAO
 
Lithognathus lithognathus
[White steenbras]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Lithognathus mormyrus
[Sand steenbras]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 25.6 cm SL
 
Lithognathus olivieri
[Steenbras]
4 Species of Family Sparidae with Genus Lithognathus
(Porgies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1962 Lithognathus aureti West coast seabream Southeast Atlantic 100 TL
1829 Lithognathus lithognathus White steenbras Southeast Atlantic 200 TL
1758 Lithognathus mormyrus Sand steenbras Eastern Atlantic 55 TL
1969 Lithognathus olivieri Steenbras Southeast Atlantic 25.6 SL



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