goldlined seabream
Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
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.
Rhabdosargus sarba
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Open encyclopedia reference
Rhabdosargus sarba, also known as the goldlined seabream, silver bream, tarwhine, or yellowfin bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This fish has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
Wikipedia contributors, Rhabdosargus sarba; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:26:54.465023+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
- Name authority
- (Forsskål, 1775)
- Common name
- goldlined seabream
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Rhabdosargus
- 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
- genusRhabdosargus Fowler, 1933
- speciesRhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhabdosargus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rhabdosargus niger Tanaka & Iwatsuki, 2013 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhabdosargus globiceps (Valenciennes, 1830) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhabdosargus haffara (Forsskål, 1775) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| cape stumpnoseRhabdosargus holubi (Steindachner, 1881) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bigeye stumpnoseRhabdosargus thorpei Smith, 1979 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Diplodus sarba (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | synonym |
| Rhabdosargus auriventris (Peters, 1855) (Peters, 1855) | synonym |
| Rhadosarga sarda Forsskål, 1775 Forsskål, 1775 | synonym |
| Sparus aries (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | synonym |
| Sparus bufonites Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Sparus natalensis (Castelnau, 1861) (Castelnau, 1861) | synonym |
| Sparus sarba Forsskål, 1775 Forsskål, 1775 | synonym |
| Chrysophrys aries Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 | synonym |
| Chrysophrys chrysargyra Valenciennes, 1830 Valenciennes, 1830 | synonym |
| Diplodus auriventris (Peters, 1855) (Peters, 1855) | synonym |
| Austrosparus sarba (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | synonym |
| Roughleyia tarwhine Whitley, 1931 Whitley, 1931 | synonym |
| Sparus psittacus Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Chrysophrys natalensis Castelnau, 1861 Castelnau, 1861 | synonym |
| Chrysophrys sarba (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | synonym |
| Sargus auriventris Peters, 1855 Peters, 1855 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218621 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.
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:4RW83. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.