Centropogon (fish)
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Fortescue (C. australis) | |
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Genus: | Centropogon Günther, 1860
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Centropogon is a genus of waspfishes endemic to the brackish and marine waters around Australia.
Species[]
Three recognized species are in this genus:[1]
- Centropogon australis (J. White, 1790) (fortescue or eastern fortescue)
- Mees, 1962 (pale fortescue)
- Günther, 1862 (marbled fortescue)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Centropogon in FishBase. December 2012 version.
External links[]
Categories:
- Tetrarogidae
- Venomous fish
- Fish of Australia
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Scorpaeniformes stubs