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Acanthopagrus palmaris (Whitley, 1935)

Common Names

  • Hump-headed bream , English , Australia
  • North west black bream , English , Australia
  • Northwest black bream , English , Australia
  • 北澳棘鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 北澳棘鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Eupercaria/misc

    Family: Sparidae

    Genus: Acanthopagrus

    Species: Acanthopagrus palmaris (Whitley, 1935)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Indian Ocean: Northwestern Australia.

    • Biology

    Occurs in coastal waters, often entering estuaries. Popular angling species usually caught with hook and line and sometimes taken by trawlers (Ref. 44894).

    Habitat

    brackish

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless