Brown meagre

Brown meagre
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Sciaena
Species:
S. umbra
Binomial name
Sciaena umbra
Synonyms
List
  • Bairdiella umbra Linnaeus, 1758
  • Coracinus chalcis Pallas, 1814
  • Corvina canariensis Cuvier, 1830
  • Corvina nigra misapplied name
  • Corvina umbra Linnaeus, 1758
  • Johnius nigra misapplied name
  • Johnius umbra Linnaeus, 1758
  • Sciaena nigra Bloch, 1792

The brown meagre or corb (Sciaena umbra) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species found in, the eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea occurring in shallow waters and sandy bottoms. It is harvested for human consumption, especially in the Mediterranean.

  1. ^ Chao, L. (2020). "Sciaena umbra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T198707A130230194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T198707A130230194.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Sciaena umbra" in FishBase. December 2016 version.

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