Lithognathus aureti Smith, 1962
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The west coast seabream or west coast steenbras (Lithognathus aureti) is a species of marine fish in the family Sparidae. It is found in very shallow water off the coasts of to Angola, Namibia and South Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists its conservation status as being "Endangered".
Wikipedia contributors, West coast seabream; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:04:10.549507+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lithognathus aureti Smith, 1962
- Name authority
- Smith, 1962
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Lithognathus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familySparidae Rafinesque, 1818
- genusLithognathus Swainson, 1839
- speciesLithognathus aureti Smith, 1962
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lithognathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lithognathus olivieri Penrith & Penrith, 1969 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lithognathus lithognathus (Cuvier, 1829) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| striped seabreamLithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Smith, J. L. B. (1962). The sparid genus Lithognathus Swainson, 1839 with description of an interesting new species. South African Journal of Science, 58 (no. 4): 109–114, Pls. 1–2. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3VKQG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.