3.3.9.1.13 Sparidae (Porgies, Seabreams, Stumpnoses)

3.3.9.1.13 Sparidae (Porgies, Seabreams, Stumpnoses)

  • Head large, often with a steep upper profile, cheeks scaly, preopercle with or without scales, without spines or serrations on margin
  • Dorsal fin single, with 10 to 13 spines and 9 to 17 soft rays; no notch between spiny and soft portions
  • Anal fin with 3 spines and 7 to 15 soft rays
  • An axillary scale at the base of pelvic fins

Eg. Cheimerius nufar 

Sparidae (Porgies, Seabreams, Stumpnoses)

Similar Families

Haemulidae, Lutjanidae, Serranidae, Lethrinidae.

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