zebra seabream
Diplodus cervinus (Lowe, 1838)
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.
Zebra sea bream (Diplodus cervinus), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain. The zebra seabream has a high compressed laterally body with a pointed snout and thick lips. It's found in eastern Atlantic Ocean from Gulf of Biscay to South Africa and also in Mediterranean Sea. According to the fishing pressure which undergoes on the zebra seabream living area, it has a solitary or gregarious behaviour. The zebra seabream is carnivorous and its diet consist mainly in benthic food like sea urchins, worms and bivalve molluscs. Diplodus cervinus has many threats to its population. One of the threats is being overfished. The abundance has been reduced by 85% of the unexploited equilibrium level.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Diplodus cervinus, the zebra sea bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the temperate north eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Wikipedia contributors, Diplodus cervinus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:22:13.465275+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diplodus cervinus (Lowe, 1838)
- Name authority
- (Lowe, 1838)
- Common name
- zebra seabream
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Diplodus
- 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
- genusDiplodus Rafinesque, 1810
- speciesDiplodus cervinus (Lowe, 1838)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diplodus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| sharp snout breamDiplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| white seabreamDiplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus striatus (Bliss, 1883) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus hottentotus (Smith, 1844) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| annular sea breamDiplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus bellottii (Steindachner, 1882) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1876) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| two banded sea breamDiplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bermuda porgyDiplodus bermudensis Caldwell, 1965 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1830) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus cadenati de la Paz, Bauchot & Daget, 1974 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Sparus trifasciatus Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Diplodus cervinus cervinus (Lowe, 1838) (Lowe, 1838) | synonym |
| Sargus trifasciatus (Rafinesque, 1810) (Rafinesque, 1810) | synonym |
| Charax cervinus Lowe, 1838 Lowe, 1838 | synonym |
| Diplodus trifasciatus (Rafinesque, 1810) (Rafinesque, 1810) | synonym |
| Sargus cervinus (Lowe, 1838) (Lowe, 1838) | 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=127051 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:6CY2G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.