Pseudogramma
Pseudogramma | |
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Pseudogramma gregoryi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Serranidae |
Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
Tribe: | Grammistini |
Genus: | Pseudogramma Bleeker, 1875 |
Type species | |
Pseudochromis polyacanthus Bleeker, 1856[1]
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Pseudogramma is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae. They live on coral reefs and exhibit cryptic colors and patterns to conceal them. They are mainly found in the Indo-Pacific with one species in the eastern central Atlantic Ocean.[2]
Species[]
There are currently 14 recognized species in the genus:
- J. E. Randall & , 1997 (Spot-less podge)
- J. E. Randall & , 1997 (Pascua podge)
- G. R. Allen & , 1995
- (Hildebrand, 1940) (Confused podge) [3]
- J. E. Randall & , 1997 (Caban podge)
- & , 2016 (Galzin's podge) [3]
- (, 1927) (Reef podge)
- (Norman, 1935)
- J. E. Randall & , 1997 (Big-nostril podge)
- & , 2016 (Weak-scaled podge) [3]
- J. E. Randall & , 1997 (Pectoral podge)
- (Bleeker, 1856) (Pale-spot podge)
- (C. H. Gilbert, 1900) (Pacific reef podge)
- J. E. Randall, & , 2002 (Yellow podge)
References[]
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pseudogramma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Pseudogramma in FishBase. January 2016 version.
- ^ a b c Williams, J.T. & Viviani, J. (2016): Pseudogramma polyacantha complex (Serranidae, tribe Grammistini): DNA barcoding results lead to the discovery of three cryptic species, including two new species from French Polynesia. Zootaxa, 4111 (3): 246–260.
Categories:
- Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
- Grammistini