# Argyrops

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Genus of fishes

Argyrops Argyrops spinifer Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Acanthuriformes Family: Sparidae Genus: Argyrops Swainson, 1839 Type species Sparus spinifer Forsskål, 1775[1] Synonyms[1] Dulosparus Fowler, 1933

***Argyrops*** is a genus of marine [ray-finned fishes](/source/Ray-finned_fish) belonging to the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Sparidae](/source/Sparidae), the seabreams and porgies. These fishes are found in the coasts of Indian Ocean and near Australia.

## Taxonomy

*Argyrops* was first formally proposed as a [subgenus](/source/Subgenus) of *[Chrysophrys](/source/Chrysophrys)* by the English [zoologist](/source/Zoologist) [William Swainson](/source/William_Swainson) with its [type species](/source/Type_species), by [monotypy](/source/Monotypy), being *Sparus spinifer*. *S. spinifer* had been [described](/source/Species_description) in 1775 by [Peter Forsskål](/source/Peter_Forssk%C3%A5l) with its [type locality](/source/Type_locality_(biology)) given as [Jeddah](/source/Jeddah). This genus is placed in the family Sparidae within the [order](/source/Order_(biology)) [Spariformes](/source/Spariformes) by the 5th edition of *[Fishes of the World](/source/Fishes_of_the_World)*.[2] Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Sparinae,[3] but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Sparidae.[2]

## Etymology

*Argyrops* was not explained by Swainson but is may combine *argyros*, meaning "silver", and *ops*, meaning "face", the type species has a silvery lower jaw.[4]

## Species

*Argyrops* contains the following species:[5]

- *[Argyrops bleekeri](/source/Argyrops_bleekeri)* [Oshima](/source/Masamitsu_%C5%8Cshima), 1927 (Taiwan tai)

- *[Argyrops caeruleops](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Argyrops_caeruleops&action=edit&redlink=1)* [Iwatsuki](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yukio_Iwatsuki&action=edit&redlink=1) & [Heemstra](/source/Phil_Heemstra), 2018 (Bluesnout soldierbream)

- *[Argyrops filamentosus](/source/Argyrops_filamentosus)* ([Valenciennes](/source/Achille_Valenciennes), 1830) (Soldierbream)

- *[Argyrops flavops](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Argyrops_flavops&action=edit&redlink=1)* Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2018 (Yellow-snout soldierbream)

- *[Argyrops megalommatus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Argyrops_megalommatus&action=edit&redlink=1)* ([Klunzinger](/source/Carl_Benjamin_Klunzinger), 1870) (Red Sea soldierbream)

- *[Argyrops notialis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Argyrops_notialis&action=edit&redlink=1)* Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2018 (Australian soldierbream)

- *[Argyrops spinifer](/source/Argyrops_spinifer)* ([Forsskål](/source/Peter_Forssk%C3%A5l), 1775) (King soldierbream)

## Characteristics

*Argyrops* fishes are characterised by having a very blunt snout and heavy head. The first 1 or 2 [dorsal fin](/source/Dorsal_fin) spines are short, with a long 3rd spine and occasionally the 4th to the 7th times are elongated into filaments and have a greater length than the head. The front teeth are conical and there are 2 or 3 rows of small molar-like teeth. The area between the eyes is scaly. The flange of the [preoperculum](/source/Preoperculum) is not scaled. The colour of these fishes is frequently reddish.[6] The largest species in the genus is the king soldierbream *(A.spinifer*) with a maximum published [total length](/source/Total_length) of 80 cm (31 in) while the smallest is the Red Sea soldierbream (*A. megalommatus*) which has a maximum published [standard length](/source/Standard_length) of 20.7 cm (8.1 in).[5]

## Distribution

*Argyrops* seabreams are mainly found in the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and African coasts east to Australia, with one species *A. bleekeri* in the Western Pacific Ocean.[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CofF_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CofF_1-1) Fricke, Ron; [Eschmeyer, William N.](/source/William_N._Eschmeyer) & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). ["Genera in the family Sparidae"](http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Sparidae). *[Catalog of Fishes](/source/Catalog_of_Fishes)*. [California Academy of Sciences](/source/California_Academy_of_Sciences). Retrieved 28 December 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Nelson5_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Nelson5_2-1) [Nelson, J.S.](/source/Joseph_S._Nelson); Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016). *Fishes of the World* (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: [John Wiley & Sons](/source/John_Wiley_%26_Sons). pp. 502–506. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1002/9781119174844](https://doi.org/10.1002%2F9781119174844). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-118-34233-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-118-34233-6). [LCCN](/source/LCCN_(identifier)) [2015037522](https://lccn.loc.gov/2015037522). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [951899884](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/951899884). [OL](/source/OL_(identifier)) [25909650M](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25909650M).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Parenti_3-0)** Parenti, P. (2019). ["An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Sparidae"](https://fishtaxa.com/menuscript/index.php/ft/article/view/49/52). *FishTaxa*. **4** (2): 47–98.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ETYFish_4-0)** ["Order SPARIFORMES: Families LETHRINIDAE, NEMIPTERIDAE and SPARIDAE"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231030165034/https://etyfish.org/spariformes/). *The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database*. Christopher Scharpf. 17 October 2022. Archived from [the original](https://etyfish.org/spariformes/) on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Fishbase_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Fishbase_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Fishbase_5-2) [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["Species in genus *Argyrops*"](https://www.fishbase.org/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Argyrops). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. October 2023 version.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Heemstra_6-0)** Yukio Iwatsuki and Phillip C Heemstra (2022). "Family Sparidae". In [Phillip C Heemstra](/source/Phil_Heemstra); Elaine Heemstra; David A Ebert; Wouter Holleman; and [John E Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall) (eds.). [*Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean*](https://saiab.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1._wiof_volume_3_text.pdf) (PDF). Vol. 3. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. pp. 284–315. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-990951-32-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-990951-32-9).

Taxon identifiers Argyrops Wikidata: Q2076108 Wikispecies: Argyrops AFD: Argyrops BOLD: 3474 CoL: 32RR GBIF: 2392690 iNaturalist: 86626 IRMNG: 1370599 ITIS: 647862 NCBI: 119683 Open Tree of Life: 889385 WoRMS: 206644

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