Ariomma
| Ariomma | |
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| Silver-rag driftfish (A. bondi) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Suborder: | Stromateoidei |
| Family: | Ariommatidae , 1967 |
| Genus: | Ariomma Jordan & Snyder, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Ariomma lurida Jordan & Snyder 1904
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| Species | |
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Ariomma is a genus of deepwater, marine perciform fishes. Members of this genus are found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Several members of this genus are of commercial importance as food fish. This genus is currently the only known genus in its family.
Species[]
Currently, the 7 recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]
- Fowler, 1930 (silver-rag driftfish)
- (Klunzinger, 1884)
- (F. Day, 1871) (Indian driftfish)
- D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904 (ariommid)
- (Ginsburg, 1954) (Brown driftfish)
- , 1987 (Parin's ariomma)
- (Poey, 1868) (spotted driftfish)
Timeline[]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ariomma in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ^ "Institute for Biodiversity Science & Sustainability | California Academy of Sciences". Research.calacademy.org. 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
Categories:
- Ariommatidae
- Perciformes genera
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
- Taxa named by John Otterbein Snyder