Brachypterois
Brachypterois | |
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Brachypterois serrulata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Subfamily: | Pteroinae |
Genus: | Brachypterois Fowler, 1938 |
Type species | |
Brachypterois serrulifer Fowler, 1938
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Synonyms | |
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Brachypterois is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species[]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- , & , 2013[2]
- Brachypterois serrulata (J. Richardson, 1846) (Sawcheek scorpionfish)
- Fowler, 1938[2]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Brachypterois in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ a b c Matsunuma, M., Sakurai, M. & Motomura, H. (2013): Revision of the Indo-West Pacific genus Brachypterois (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), with description of a new species from northeastern Australia. Zootaxa, 3693 (4): 401–440.
Categories:
- Scorpaenidae
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler
- Scorpaeniformes stubs