| Dicentrarchus | |
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| European Seabass (D. labrax) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Moronidae |
| Genus: | Dicentrarchus T. N. Gill, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Perca elongata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dicentrarchus is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Moronidae, the temperate basses. The two species in this genus are found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The species in this genus are economically important food fishes.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Moronidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 March 2023.