Pteraclis

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Pteraclis
Pteraclis carolinus.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bramidae
Genus: Pteraclis
Gronow, 1772
Type species
Pteraclis pinnata
Gronow, 1772[1]

Pteraclis is a genus of fish in the family Bramidae, the pomfrets. They are known commonly as fanfishes. The three species are distributed throughout the oceans of the world.[2]

Species[]

Species include:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pteraclis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ^ Prokofiev, A. M. and E. I. Kukuev, E. I. (2009). Status of fanfishes of the genus Pteraclis from the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean (Perciformes: Bramidae). Journal of Ichthyology 49(8), 688-92.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Pteraclis in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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