Pteroidichthys
Pteroidichthys | |
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Pteroidichthys amboinensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Subfamily: | Scorpaeninae |
Genus: | Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856 |
Synonyms | |
Pteropelor Fowler, 1938 |
Pteroidichthys is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species[]
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
- & , 2015 [2]
- Pteroidichthys amboinensis Bleeker, 1856 (Ambon scorpionfish)
- & , 2015 [2]
- Pteroidichthys noronhai (Fowler, 1938)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Pteroidichthys in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ a b Motomura, H. & Kanade, Y. (2015): Review of the scorpionfish genus Pteroidichthys (Scorpaenidae), with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 4057 (4): 490–510.
Categories:
- Scorpaenidae
- Venomous fish
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
- Scorpaeniformes stubs