Acanthopagrus akazakii Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2006
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
Acanthopagrus akazakii is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the sea breams and porgies. This species is found in the Western Pacific Ocean around New Caledonia.
Wikipedia contributors, Acanthopagrus akazakii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:56:01.962542+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acanthopagrus akazakii Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2006
- Name authority
- Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2006
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Acanthopagrus
- 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
- genusAcanthopagrus Peters, 1855
- speciesAcanthopagrus akazakii Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2006
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acanthopagrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| doublebar breamAcanthopagrus bifasciatus (Forsskål, 1775) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthopagrus butcheri (Munro, 1949) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthopagrus omanensis Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2010 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthopagrus palmaris (Whitley, 1935) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Bleeker, 1854) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthopagrus sheim Iwatsuki, 2013 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthopagrus vagus (Peters, 1852) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthopagrus sivicolus Akazaki, 1962 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthopagrus australis (Günther, 1859) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthopagrus arabicus Iwatsuki, 2013 | 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.
- Iwatsuki, Y., Kimura, S., & Yoshino, T. (2006). A new sparid, Acanthopagrus akazakii, from New Caledonia with notes on nominal species of Acanthopagrus. Ichthyol. Res., 53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-006-0365-z 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:64GGW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.