Neosebastes

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Neosebastes
Neosebastes thetidis.jpg
Neosebastes thetidis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Neosebastinae
Genus: Neosebastes
Guichenot, 1867
Type species
Scorpaena panda

Neosebastes is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, belonging to the subfamily Neosebastinae, the gurnard scorpionfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. These fishes are found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species[]

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:

  • (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Gulf gurnard perch)
  • , 2004 (Capricorn gurnard perch)
  • D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Oriental gurnard perch)
  • J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (Incised gurnard perch)
  • , 2004 (Johnson's gurnard perch)
  • , 2004 (Long-snout gurnard perch)
  • , 2004 (Ogasawara gurnard perch) [2]
  • McCulloch, 1915 (Black-spotted gurnard perch)
  • , 2004 (Orange-banded gurnard perch)
  • (J. Richardson, 1842) (Rough gurnard perch)
  • Guichenot, 1867 (Ruddy gurnard perch)
  • (Waite, 1899) (Thetis gurnard perch)

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Neosebastes in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  2. ^ Yoshikawa, A. & Kai, Y. (2016): Revised diagnosis and genetic divergence of a poorly known scorpionfish, Neosebastes multisquamus (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae). Marine Biodiversity, 48 (2): 1255–1259.


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