Atractoscion
| Atractoscion | |
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| Atractoscion aequidens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | Atractoscion T. N. Gill, 1862[1] |
Atractoscion is a genus of fish in the family Sciaenidae[1] found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.[2][3] The genus is distinguished by having a lower jaw that protrudes beyond the upper jaw, shape and position of the swim bladder, the lack of barbels and sensory pores on the chin, teeth that are cardiform or pluriserial, and caudal fin that is slightly emarginate to lunate.[3]
Species[]
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Atractoscion aequidens (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Geel-beck croaker)
- (Günther, 1867) [3]
- , , & , 2017 [3]
- , , & , 2017 [3]
- Atractoscion nobilis (Ayres, 1860) (White weakfish)
References[]
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (31 July 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Atractoscion in FishBase. June 2017 version.
- ^ a b c d e Song, Young-Sun; Kim, Jin-Koo; Kang, Jung-Ha; Kim, Seong-Yong (16 August 2017). "Two new species of the genus Atractoscion, and resurrection of the species Atractoscion atelodus (Günther 1867) (Perciformes: Sciaenidae)". Zootaxa. 4306 (2): 223–237. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4306.2.3.
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- Sciaenidae
- Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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