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Western Atlantic Seabream

Archosargus rhomboidalis

Classification

Family
Sparidae

Western Atlantic seabream (Archosargus rhomboidalis) is an ocean-going species of fish in the family, Sparidae. It was first described in 1758 by the "father of modern taxonomy," Carl Linnaeus, in the 10th edition of his book, Systema Naturae. Within their native range, Western Atlantic seabream are also known as the seabream, brim, tropical sheepshead, chopa amarilla, or salema.

Distribution

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United States of America · 235France · 44Brazil · 35Mexico · 24Netherlands · 6