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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acropomatidae Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses

Genus: Synagrops

(See list of species below)



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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Synagrops adeni Kotthaus, 1970

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Synagrops adeni
[Aden splitfin]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL

 
Synagrops analis
[Threespine seabass]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean

 
Synagrops argyreus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Synagrops bellus (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Synagrops bellus
[Blackmouth bass]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Synagrops japonicus (Döderlein, 1883)

Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Synagrops japonicus
[Blackmouth splitfin]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.

 
Synagrops malayanus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Synagrops microlepis Norman, 1935

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Synagrops microlepis
[Thinlip splitfin]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific.

 
Synagrops pellucidus
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Synagrops philippinensis (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Synagrops philippinensis
[Sharptooth seabass]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL

 
Synagrops pseudomicrolepis
[]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Synagrops serratospinosus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.
 
Synagrops serratospinosus
[Roughspine seabass]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Synagrops spinosus Schultz, 1940

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Synagrops spinosus
[Keelcheek bass]

Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Synagrops trispinosus Mochizuki & Sano, 1984

Photo by Duarte, L.O.
 
Synagrops trispinosus
[Threespine bass]
13 Species of Family Acropomatidae with Genus Synagrops
(Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1970 Synagrops adeni Aden splitfin Indo-West Pacific 11 TL
1957 Synagrops analis Threespine seabass Western Pacific 10 SL
1897 Synagrops argyreus Pacific Ocean
1896 Synagrops bellus Blackmouth bass Eastern Atlantic 23 SL
1883 Synagrops japonicus Blackmouth splitfin Indo-Pacific 35 SL
1913 Synagrops malayanus Western Central Pacific.
1935 Synagrops microlepis Thinlip splitfin Eastern Atlantic 16.5 SL
1889 Synagrops pellucidus Indo-Pacific.
1880 Synagrops philippinensis Sharptooth seabass Indo-West Pacific 13 TL
1940 Synagrops pseudomicrolepis Western Atlantic 14.5 SL
1912 Synagrops serratospinosus Roughspine seabass Western Pacific 8.1 SL
1940 Synagrops spinosus Keelcheek bass Western Atlantic 13 TL
1984 Synagrops trispinosus Threespine bass Western Atlantic 11.5 TL



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