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Sand steenbras

Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus) is a species in the family Sparidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the sand steenbras

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sand steenbras live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the sand steenbras as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Georgia
  2. Ukraine

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the sand steenbras endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sand steenbras classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familySparidae
  6. genusLithognathus
  7. SpeciesLithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Pagellus goreensis, Pagellus mormyrus, Sparus mormyrus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Striped seabreamEnglish
  • SpookvisAfrikaans
  • KoferArabic
  • roncónAsturian
  • MabreCatalan
  • mořan ryjícíCzech
  • Stribet blankestenDanish
  • MarmorbrasseGerman
  • ΜουρμούραGreek
  • herreraSpanish
  • seeprapagelliFinnish
  • marbreFrench
  • שישן מסורטטHebrew
  • MrmoraCroatian
  • csíkos durbincsHungarian
  • marmoraItalian
  • Atlantinis dumblarausis karosasLithuanian
  • marmerbaarsDutch
  • Morlesz pręgowanyPolish
  • FerreiraPortuguese
  • Атлантический землеройRussian
  • murraAlbanian
  • mirmirTurkish
  • Атлантичний землерійUkrainian
  • 細條石頜鯛Chinese
  • Dorade MarbréFrench
  • MarbréFrench
  • Pageau GrisFrench
  • PageotFrench
  • OvčicaCroatian
  • MormoraItalian
  • ZandsteenbaarsDutch
  • murra me rripaAlbanian
  • Землерий атлантичнийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sand steenbras

Other species in the same genus Lithognathus.

Whitefish

Lithognathus lithognathus

SparidaeNo free photo yet

Steenbras

Lithognathus aureti

SparidaeNo free photo yet

Steenbras

Lithognathus olivieri

SparidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the sand steenbras an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the sand steenbras as introduced in 2 countries: Georgia and Ukraine, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the sand steenbras?

The sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus) belongs to the family Sparidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-steenbras

MLA

“Sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-steenbras.

BibTeX
@misc{sand_steenbras_2026,
  title = {Sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-steenbras},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}