Pentheroscion

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Sciaenidae
Genus: Pentheroscion
Species: P. mbizi
Name

Pentheroscion Trewavas, 1962
References

Pentheroscion – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Pentheroscion species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

Pentheroscion is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. Its only species is Pentheroscion mbizi, which the FAO refers to as the blackmouth croaker,[3] from the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the western coast of Africa between Guinea in the north and Angola in the south.
References

Nunoo, F. (2020). "Pentheroscion mbizi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T49188668A131071220. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T49188668A131071220.en. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Pentheroscion mbizi" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
Chao, L.N. and E. Trewavas (1981). "Sciaenidae". In W. Fischer; G. Bianchi; and W.B. Scott (eds.). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic (Fishing Areas 34, 47 (in part) Volume 3 (PDF). FAO, Rome.