''Petrus rupestris'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of fish in the family
Sparidae and the only known member of the genus ''Petrus''. The common name of this species is red steenbras. The species numbers have been depleted by
overfishing
Overfishing is the removal of a species of fish (i.e. fishing) from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i.e. the overexploitation of the fishery's existing fish stock), resulting in th ...
in African waters.
References
* G.D.Johnson, A.C.Gill, J.R.Paxton & W.N. Eschmeyer, ed. 1998. ''Encyclopedia of Fishes''. San Diego: Academic Press. .
* C.Michael Hogan. 2010
''Overfishing''. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment eds. Sidney Draggan and Cutler Cleveland. Washington DC.
External links
''Petrus rupestris'' on Fishbase*
Sparidae
Fish described in 1830
Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes
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