''Centropogon'' (fish)

For the plant, see Centropogon.

Centropogon
Fortescue (C. australis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Tetrarogidae
Genus: Centropogon
Günther, 1860

Centropogon is a genus of waspfishes endemic to the brackish and marine waters around Australia.

Species

Three recognized species are in this genus:[1]

  • Centropogon australis (J. White, 1790) (fortescue or eastern fortescue)
  • Centropogon latirons Mees, 1962 (pale fortescue)
  • Centropogon marmoratis Günther, 1862 (marbled fortescue)

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Centropogon in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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