Spondyliosoma
| Spondyliosoma | |
|---|---|
| Spondyliosoma cantharus is a species in this genus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Spondyliosoma Cantor, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Sparus cantharus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms | |
Spondyliosoma is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. The genus contains two species, one, the black seabream, from the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the other, the steentjie seabream, from the western Indian Ocean.