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Sparus
Taxonomy
Sparus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Sparidae by Arambourg (1927), Casier (1946), Casier (1958), Gol'din et al. (2020), Argyriou (2022); and to Sparidae by Danil'chenko (1980), Vicens and Rodríguez-Perea (2003), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Sparidae by Arambourg (1927), Casier (1946), Casier (1958), Gol'din et al. (2020), Argyriou (2022); and to Sparidae by Danil'chenko (1980), Vicens and Rodríguez-Perea (2003), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1758 | Sparus Linnaeus p. 277 |
| 1927 | Sparus Arambourg p. 116 |
| 1946 | Sparus Casier p. 135 |
| 1958 | Sparus Casier p. 25 |
| 1980 | Sparus Danil'chenko p. 136 |
| 2002 | Sparus Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Sparus Vicens and Rodríguez-Perea p. 126 |
| 2020 | Sparus Gol'din et al. p. 7 |
| 2022 | Sparus Argyriou p. 117 |
| 2025 | Sparus Cicimurri et al. p. 96 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Sparus Linnaeus 1758
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†Sparus brusinai Kramberger 1882
†Sparus caraibaeus Casier 1958
†Sparus cinctus Agassiz 1843
†Sparus compactus Arambourg 1927
†Sparus elegantulus Koken 1888
†Sparus neogenus Arambourg 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available