Petrus rupestris: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Petrus
- Species
- Petrus rupestris
- Scientific Name
- Petrus rupestris
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Petrus rupestris
The red steenbras (Petrus rupestris) is a species of fish in the family Sparidae and the only known member of the monospecific genus Petrus. This species is endemic to South Africa. The species' population has been depleted by overfishing in African waters and it has been classified as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
...Petrus rupestris in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Rooisteenbras
- Chinese
- 南非強齒鯛
- Czech
- pražman velký
- English
- Red Steenbras
- English
- Good Hope steenbras
- Portuguese
- Sargo-da-Boa-Esperança
- Russian
- Жёлтый каменный зубан
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