Ariomma

Ariomma
Silver-rag driftfish (A. bondi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Scombriformes
Suborder:Stromateoidei
Family:Ariommatidae
Haedrich, 1967
Genus:Ariomma
Jordan & Snyder, 1904
Type species
Ariomma lurida
Jordan & Snyder 1904
Species

See text for species

Ariomma is a genus of deepwater, marine perciform fishes. Members of this genus are found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Several members of this genus are of commercial importance as food fish. This genus is currently the only known genus in its family.

Species

Currently, the 9 recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]

  • Ariomma bondi Fowler, 1930 (silver-rag driftfish)
  • Ariomma brevimanum (Klunzinger, 1884)
  • Ariomma dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1930)
  • Ariomma helena Trunov, 1976
  • Ariomma indicum (F. Day, 1871) (Indian driftfish)
  • Ariomma luridum D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904 (ariommid)
  • Ariomma melanum (Ginsburg, 1954) (Brown driftfish)
  • Ariomma parini Piotrovsky, 1987 (Parin's ariomma)
  • Ariomma regulus (Poey, 1868) (spotted driftfish)

Timeline

QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneHolocenePleist.MioceneOligoceneEocenePaleoceneQuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneHolocenePleist.MioceneOligoceneEocenePaleocene

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Ariomma in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  2. ↑ "Institute for Biodiversity Science & Sustainability | California Academy of Sciences". Research.calacademy.org. 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
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