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Monotypic taxon: Genus Sparus Linnaeus, 1758 (fish)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Actinopteri - (Order) Acanthuriformes - (Family) Sparidae

Original position

Thoracici (Order) Linnaeus, 1758

Original entries

Sparus annularis Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus boops Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus cantharus Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus capistratus Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus dentex Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus erythrinus Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus galilaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus hurta Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus maena Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus melanurus Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus orphus Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus pagrus Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus salpa Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus sargus Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus saxatilis Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus smaris Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus spinus Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus virginicus Linnaeus, 1758

Current position

Sparidae (Family) Rafinesque, 1818 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 371; ECoF(9 Sep 2025).

Alternative positions

Thoracici (Order) Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: [von] Linné, C., 1766: 467.

Historical positions

Sparidae (Family) Rafinesque, 1818 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 371.
Sparidae (Family) Rafinesque, 1818 Ref: N. Bailly et al., 2001: 370.
Thoracici (Order) Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: C. a Linné, 1766: 423, 467.
Thoracici (Order) Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: C. Linnaeus, 1758: 242, 277. [new position]

Number of Subtaxa

2025 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 1s
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000 [1s]
1990-present R. Froese & D. Pauly: 26 Sep 2005 [1s]
1758 C. Linnaeus [22s]
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