Argyrosomus

Argyrosomus regius

Argyrosomus is a genus of large ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae that are known for being game fish. They are also known as kobs or meagres.

Argyrosomus have a long body with a dorsal profile that is more convex than the ventral profile. Argyrosomus is a combination of argyros, meaning "silver", with soma, meaning "body", referencing the pearly-silver color of Argyrosomus regius.

Species

Argyrosomus contains 9 species:

• Argyrosomus amoyensis Bleeker, 1863 (Amoy croaker)
• Argyrosomus beccus Sasaki, 1994
• Argyrosomus coronus Griffiths & Heemstra, 1995 (Dusky kob)
• Argyrosomus heinii Steindachner, 1902 (Arabian sea meagre)
• Argyrosomus hololepidotus Lacépède, 1801 (Madagascar meagre)
• Argyrosomus inodorus Griffiths & Heemstra, 1995 (Mild meagre)
• Argyrosomus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel,184) (Japanese meagre)
• Argyrosomus regius Asso y del Rio, 1801 (Meagre)
• Argyrosomus thorpei M. M. Smith, 1977 (Squaretail kob)

Gallery

Mulloway

Argyrosomus inodorus

References

1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). Species of Argyrosomus in FishBase. May 2008 version.
2. "Argyrosomus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 July 2008.