Goniistius

Goniistius
Goniistius zonatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Latridae
Genus: Goniistius
Gill, 1862
Type species
Cheilodactylus zonatus
G. Cuvier, 1830

Goniistius is a genus of morwongs belonging to the family Latridae.

Species

  • Goniistius francisi (C. P. Burridge, 2004) (Blacktip morwong)
  • Goniistius gibbosus J. Richardson, 1841 (Western crested morwong)
  • Goniistius plessisi J. E. Randall, 1983 (Plessis' morwong)
  • Goniistius quadricornis Günther, 1860
  • Goniistius rubrolabiatus G. R. Allen & Heemstra, 1976
  • Goniistius vestitus (Castelnau, 1879) (Crested morwong)
  • Goniistius vittatus A. Garrett, 1864 (Hawaiian morwong)
  • Goniistius zebra Döderlein (de), 1883 (Redlip morwong)
  • Goniistius zonatus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Spottedtail morwong)

Systematics

Cladistic studies find Goniistius more closely related to Latris than to Cheilodactylus.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Burridge and Smolenski (2004). Molecular phylogeny of the Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea) with notes on taxonomy and biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30: 118–127.


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