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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Polysteganus

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Polysteganus baissaci Smith, 1978

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Polysteganus baissaci
[Frenchman seabream]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.4 cm SL
 
Polysteganus cerasinus
[Cherry seabream]

Photo by First, D.

Western Indian Ocean aand
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus (Klunzinger, 1870)

Photo by First, D.
 
Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus
[Blueskin seabream]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 26.5 cm SL
 
Polysteganus flavodorsalis
[]
No picture found
Southwestern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 32 cm SL
 
Polysteganus lineopunctatus
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm SL
 
Polysteganus mascarenensis
[Mascarene Red Seabream]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Polysteganus praeorbitalis (Günther, 1859)

Photo by FAO
 
Polysteganus praeorbitalis
[Scotsman seabream]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Polysteganus undulosus (Regan, 1908)

Photo by FAO
 
Polysteganus undulosus
[Seventyfour seabream]
8 Species of Family Sparidae with Genus Polysteganus
(Porgies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1978 Polysteganus baissaci Frenchman seabream Western Indian Ocean 35 TL
2016 Polysteganus cerasinus Cherry seabream Western Indian Ocean 13.4 SL
1870 Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus Blueskin seabream Western Indian Ocean aand 60 TL
2016 Polysteganus flavodorsalis Western Indian Ocean 26.5 SL
1903 Polysteganus lineopunctatus Southwestern Indian Ocean 32 SL
2011 Polysteganus mascarenensis Mascarene Red Seabream Indian Ocean 60 SL
1859 Polysteganus praeorbitalis Scotsman seabream Western Indian Ocean 90 TL
1908 Polysteganus undulosus Seventyfour seabream Western Indian Ocean 120 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013