Author: (Valenciennes, 1830)
Pterosmaris melanurus (Valenciennes, 1830)
Status in World Register of Marine Species:
Accepted name: Spicara melanurus (Valenciennes, 1830) (updated 2009-06-25)
Diagnosis: dorsal fin profile of uniform height. Dorsal finrays XII + 17; anal finrays III + 16-18. Vomerine teeth absent. Lateral line scales about 70. Colour: bluish-grey above, silvery white below. Snout and forehead bluish-black. A large, oval black blotch on caudal peduncle. Size: to 30 cm SL, usually 15-20 cm.
Habitat, etc: no data.
Distribution: eastern Atlantic from Madeira to Angola.
Eggs, larvae and young stages. No data.
Otoliths (sagitta). No data.