Panga
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For other uses, see Panga (disambiguation).
The panga (Pterogymnus laniarus), or panga seabream is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Pterogymnus. This species is endemic to the coasts of South Africa. The panga is an important species in commercial line fisheries off South Africa.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Spariformes |
Family: | Sparidae |
Genus: | Pterogymnus J. L. B. Smith, 1938 |
Species: | P. laniarus |
Binomial name | |
Pterogymnus laniarus (Valenciennes, 1830) | |
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