''Diplodus'' is a

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Sparidae, found in the

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Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Diplodus annularis The annular sea bream (''Diplodus annularis'') is a species of seabream belonging to the family Sparidae. Description ''Diplodus annularis'' can reach a length of about , but usually it is approximately 13 cm long. Body is generally grey-si ...

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, 1758) (Annular seabream) * '' Diplodus argenteus'' (

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, 1830) (Silver seabream) * '' Diplodus ascensionis'' (

, 1830) * '' Diplodus bellottii'' ( Steindachner, 1882) (Senegal seabream) * '' Diplodus bermudensis'' D. K. Caldwell, 1965 (Bermuda seabream) * '' Diplodus cadenati'' de la Paz, Bauchot & Daget, 1974 (Moroccan white seabream) * '' Diplodus capensis'' ( A. Smith, 1844) (Cape white seabream) * '' Diplodus caudimacula'' ( Poey, 1860) * ''

Diplodus cervinus ''Diplodus cervinus'', the zebra sea bream, is a species of seabream belonging to the family Sparidae. Description The zebra seabream has a high compressed laterally body with a pointed snout and thick lips. It is a medium-sized fish which can r ...

'' ( R. T. Lowe, 1838) (Zebra seabream) * '' Diplodus fasciatus'' (

, 1830) (Banded seabream) * '' Diplodus helenae'' ( Sauvage, 1879) (St. Helena white seabream) * ''

Diplodus holbrookii The spottail pinfish (''Diplodus holbrookii'') is an ocean-going species of fish in the family Sparidae. It is also known as the Spottail seabream. Along with other members of their family, Spottail pinfish are occasionally eaten and considered ...

'' ( T. H. Bean, 1878) (Spot-tail seabream) * '' Diplodus hottentotus'' ( A. Smith, 1844) * '' Diplodus kotschyi'' ( Steindachner, 1876) (One-spot seabream) * '' Diplodus levantinus'' R. Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2016 Fricke, R., Golani, D. & Appelbaum-Golani, B. (2016): ''Diplodus levantinus'' (Teleostei: Sparidae), a new species of sea bream from the southeastern Mediterranean Sea of Israel, with a checklist and a key to the species of the ''Diplodus sargus'' species group. ''Scientia Marina, 80 (3): 305-320.'' * '' Diplodus lineatus'' (

, 1830) * '' Diplodus noct'' (

, 1830) (Red Sea seabream) * '' Diplodus omanensis'' Bauchot &

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, 1984 (Oman seabream) * ''

Diplodus prayensis ''Diplodus prayensis'', the two-banded seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands. Taxonomy ''Diplodus prayensis ...

'' Cadenat, 1964 (Two-banded seabream) * '' Diplodus puntazzo'' (

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, 1792) (Sharp-snout seabream) * '' Diplodus sargus'' (

, 1758) (White seabream) * '' Diplodus striatus'' (

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, 1883) * ''

Diplodus vulgaris ''Diplodus vulgaris'', the common two-banded sea bream, is a species of seabream belonging to the family Sparidae. Description ''Diplodus vulgaris'' can reach a length of about with maximum recorded weight of . Body is generally grey-silver, wi ...

'' ( É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) (Common two-banded seabream)

References

Sparidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Perciformes-stub