Diplodus puntazzo
species of fish
Diplodus puntazzo, the sharpsnout seabream, sheephead bream or puntazzo, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean and Black Seas. This omnivorous fish is an important species for aquaculture and fisheries, despite the flesh not being highly esteemed.
Taxonomy
Diplodus puntazzo was first formally described as Sparus puntazzo in 1792 by the German naturalist Johann Julius Walbaum with its type locality given as Sardinia. This name was first published by Francesco Cetti in 1777 but this was considered to be a vernacular name and the binomial has been attributed to Walbaum (ex Cetti), 1792, although the name has also been attributed to Gmeilin, 1789. A molecular study recovered D. puntazzo as the sister taxon to saddled seabream (Oblada melanura). The genus Diplodus is placed in the family Sparidae within the order Spariformes by the 5th edition of Fishes of the World. Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Sparinae, but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Sparidae.
Etymology
Diplodus puntazzo has the specific name puntazzo which Cetti reported was the common name for this species in Sardinia.
Description
Diplodus puntazzo has an oval shaped, compressed body with a slightly protrusible mouth which has moderately fleshy lips.
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