Cocotropus

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Cocotropus
CocotropusRoseus.png
(C. roseus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Family:
Aploactinidae
Genus:
Cocotropus

Kaup, 1858
Type species
Corythobatus echinatus
Cantor, 1849
Synonyms
  • Insopiscis Whitley, 1933

Cocotropus is a genus of velvetfishes native to the Indian and western Pacific oceans.[1]

Species[]

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Waite, 1903 (Highfin velvetfish)
  • , 2010
  • (Bleeker, 1852)
  • (Cantor, 1849)
  • , 2010
  • , & , 2010
  • & , 2003
  • & G. R. Allen, 1987 (Ghost velvetfish)
  • Matsubara, 1943
  • , 2004 (Patchwork velvetfish)
  • (Gilchrist, 1906) (Roughskin scorpionfish)
  • & , 2008
  • R. Fricke, 2004
  • & , 2004
  • F. Day, 1875
  • Eschmeyer & , 1978

References[]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cocotropus in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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