Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Bleeker, 1854)
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 schlegelii, the blackhead seabream, black porgy or black seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the Western Pacific Ocean. The blackhead seabream is an important species in commercial fisheries, particularly in Vietnam.
Wikipedia contributors, Acanthopagrus schlegelii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:56:09.848725+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Bleeker, 1854)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1854)
- 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 schlegelii (Bleeker, 1854)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthopagrus akazakii Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2006 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mylio macrocephalus (Basilewsky, 1855) (Basilewsky, 1855) | synonym |
| Pagrus macrocephalus Basilewsky, 1855 Basilewsky, 1855 | synonym |
| Acanthopagrus swinhonis czerskii (Berg, 1914) (Berg, 1914) | synonym |
| Sparus swinhonis czerskii Berg, 1914 Berg, 1914 | synonym |
| Acanthopagrus schlegeli (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854) | synonym |
| Chrysophrys swinhonis Günther, 1874 Günther, 1874 | synonym |
| Sparus macrocephalus (Basilewsky, 1855) (Basilewsky, 1855) | synonym |
| Acanthopagrus schlegelii czerskii (Berg, 1914) (Berg, 1914) | synonym |
| Acanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854) | synonym |
| Sparus macrocephalus czerskii Berg, 1914 Berg, 1914 | synonym |
| Chrysophrys schlegelii Bleeker, 1854 Bleeker, 1854 | synonym |
| Acanthopagrus swinhonis (Günther, 1874) (Günther, 1874) | 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=293534 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:8YVQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.