Species FAO code: OTI

Protonibea diacanthus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr courbine pintade	–
Germany	de Schwarzgefleckter Umberfisch	–
Greece	el Σηκιός Μαύρος	–
Italy	it Ombrina atlantica	–
Portugal	pt Rabeta pt Corvina-pintada pt Corvina-prata	–
Spain	es Corvina pintada	Galicia: Corvina de pintas

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)

Scientific name

Protonibea diacanthus

Author

(Lacepède, 1802)

Rank

Species

FAO code

OTI

Morphological description

7-8 gill rakers on the lower limb of the first arch.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilySciaenidae
    - GenusProtonibea
      - SpeciesProtonibea diacanthus

Synonyms

Lutjanus diacanthus Lacepède, 1802
Johnius diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
Sciaena goma Tanaka, 1915
Corvina platycephala Cuvier, 1830
Nibea diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
Sciaena diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
Corvina nigromaculata Borodin, 1930
Sciaena antarctica rex Whitley, 1945
Protonibea diacantha (Lacepède, 1802)
Johnius cataleus Cuvier, 1829
Johnius valenciennii Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
Corvina catalea (Cuvier, 1829)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)

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