# Stenotomus

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Genus of fishes

Stenotomus Stenotomus chrysops Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Acanthuriformes Family: Sparidae Genus: Stenotomus Gill, 1865 Type species Sparus argyrops Linnaeus, 1766[1] Synonyms[1] Mimocubiceps Fowler, 1944 Otrynter D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 Stenesthes D. S. Jordan, 1917

***Stenotomus*** is a genus of marine [ray-finned fish](/source/Actinopterygii) belonging to the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Sparidae](/source/Sparidae), which includes the seabreams and porgies. The fishes in this genus are found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

## Taxonomy

*Stenotomus* was first proposed as a [monospecific genus](/source/Monospecific_genus) in 1864 by the American [biologist](/source/Biologist) [Theodore Gill](/source/Theodore_Gill) with *Sparus argyrops* as its only species.[1] *S. argyrops* was first formally [described](/source/Species_description) by Carl Linnaeus in [*Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae*](/source/12th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae) published in 1766 with its [type localities](/source/Type_locality_(biology)) given as [Carolina](/source/Carolinas) and Jamaica.[2] *Sp. aryrops* is now regarded as a [junior synonym](/source/Junior_synonym) of *Sparus chrysops*.[2] This genus is classified 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)*.[3] Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Pagellinae,[4] but the 5th edition of *Fishes of the World* does not recognise subfamilies within the Sparidae.[3]

## Etymology

*Stenotomus* combines *stenos*, meaning "narrow", and *tomos*, meaning "cutting", an allusion to the slender [incisors](/source/Incisor) these fishes possess.[5]

## Species

*Stemotomus* contains two recognized species:[6]

- *[Stenotomus caprinus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stenotomus_caprinus&action=edit&redlink=1)* [D. S. Jordan](/source/David_Starr_Jordan) & [Gilbert](/source/Charles_Henry_Gilbert), 1882 (Longspine porgy)

- *[Stenotomus chrysops](/source/Stenotomus_chrysops)* ([Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), 1766) (Scup)

## Characteristics

*Stenotomus* porgies have deep and compressed bodies. The dorsal profile of the head is steep, the head is not very deep below the eye. The margin of the [preoperculum](/source/Preoperculum) is smooth. The small mouth opens at the front and the preorbital bone overlaps with the rear of the [maxilla](/source/Maxilla). The teeth in the front of the jaws are highly flattened incisors, thinner at the base and at the tips. There are rows of molars at the sides of the jaws. The [dorsal fin](/source/Dorsal_fin) contains 13 spines with the 1st spine being recumbent and the [anal fin](/source/Anal_fin) contains 3 spines. The pectoral fin is long and the [caudal fin](/source/Caudal_fin) is forked. There are scales on the cheeks and the [operculum](/source/Operculum_(fish)), although there are no scales at the front of the head.[7] The largest species is the scup with a maximum published [total length](/source/Total_length) of 46 cm (18 in), while the longspine porgy has a maximum published total length of 30 cm (12 in).[6]

## Distribution

*Stenotomus* porgies are found in the western Atlantic Ocean between [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia) and the [Yucatán Peninsula](/source/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula).[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CofF_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CofF_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CofF_1-2) 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 22 February 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CofF2_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CofF2_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CofF2_2-2) Fricke, Ron; [Eschmeyer, William N.](/source/William_N._Eschmeyer) & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). ["Species in the genus *Stenotomus*"](http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Stenotomus). *[Catalog of Fishes](/source/Catalog_of_Fishes)*. [California Academy of Sciences](/source/California_Academy_of_Sciences). Retrieved 22 February 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Nelson5_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Nelson5_3-1) [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_4-0)** 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_5-0)** Christopher Scharpf (12 January 2024). ["Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 6): Families GERREIDAE, LETHRINIDAE, NEMIPTERIDAE and SPARIDAE"](https://etyfish.org/acanthuriformes6/). *The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database*. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Fishbase_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Fishbase_6-1) [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["Species in genus *Stenotomus*"](https://www.fishbase.org/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Stenotomus). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. October 2023 version.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-STRI_7-0)** ["Genus: Stenotomus, Porgies, Scup Porgy, Scups"](https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/thefishes/taxon/3761). *Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system*. [Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute](/source/Smithsonian_Tropical_Research_Institute). Retrieved 22 February 2024.

Taxon identifiers Stenotomus Wikidata: Q1980894 Wikispecies: Stenotomus ADW: Stenotomus BOLD: 34759 CoL: 7MXW GBIF: 2392446 iNaturalist: 56044 IRMNG: 1437757 ITIS: 169181 NCBI: 35578 Open Tree of Life: 42512 Paleobiology Database: 83276 WoRMS: 159809

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