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Centracanthidae

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea
Familia: Centracanthidae
Genus: Centracanthus - Spicara - Maena

Name

Centracanthidae Fowler, 1925

Reference

* Amer. Mus. Novit. 162: 4
* Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase, version (02/2006). [1]

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Česky: Smuhovkovití

Centracanthidae is a small family of fishes in the order Perciformes, known as picarels. They are found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean. The anal fin has three sharp spines, hence the name, from Greek kentron meaning "sharp point" and akantha meaning "thorn". Despite the similarity of the English or common name, it is unrelated to the pickerel or northern pike.
Genera and species

There are nine species in two genera:[1]

* Genus Centracanthus
o Curled picarel, Centracanthus cirrus Rafinesque, 1810.
* Genus Spicara
o Bigeye picarel, Spicara alta (Osório, 1917).
o Spicara australis (Regan, 1921).
o Spicara axillaris (Boulenger, 1900).
o Blotched picarel, Spicara maena (Linnaeus, 1758).
+ (Synonymous with Spicara flexuosa Rafinesque, 1810.)
o Spicara martinicus (Valenciennes, 1830).
o Blackspot picarel, Spicara melanurus (Valenciennes, 1830).
o Blacktail picarel, Spicara nigricauda (Norman, 1931).
o Spicara smaris (Linnaeus, 1758).

References

1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Centracanthidae" in FishBase. March 2006 version.

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