Hapalogenys

Hapalogenys
Broad-banded Velvetchin (H. analis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Hapalogenyidae
V. G. Springer & Raasch, 1965
Genus: Hapalogenys
Type species
Hapalogenys nitens
J. Richardson, 1844

Hapalogenys is the only genus in the family Hapalogenyidae, the barbeled grunters,. The species of this genus are found in depths between 30 and 230 m in coastal areas and river mouths from the shores of southern Japan to the Bay of Bengal and Northwestern Australia.[1]

Recent studies have shown they are closely related to the Lobotidae family.[2]

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1][3]

  • Hapalogenys analis J. Richardson, 1845 (Broadbanded velvetchin)
  • Hapalogenys bengalensis Mohapatra, D. Ray & Kumar, 2013[3]
  • Hapalogenys dampieriensis Iwatsuki & B. C. Russell, 2006 (Australian striped velvetchin)
  • Hapalogenys filamentosus Iwatsuki & B. C. Russell, 2006 (Philippine dark velvetchin)
  • Hapalogenys kishinouyei H. M. Smith & T. E. B. Pope, 1906 (Lined javelinfish)
  • Hapalogenys merguiensis Iwatsuki, Satapoomin & Amaoka, 2000 (Mergui velvetchin)
  • Hapalogenys nigripinnis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Short barbeled velvetchin)
  • Hapalogenys sennin Iwatsuki & Nakabo, 2005 (Long barbeled grunter)

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2018). Species of Hapalogenys in FishBase. May 2018 version.
  2. ↑ Jeffrey M. Leis & Anthony C. Gill: Tigerfishes, Tripletails, and Velvetchins form a clade: Morphological evidence from adults and larvae.
  3. 1 2 Mohapatra, A., Ray, D. & Kumar, V. (2013): A new fish species of the Genus Hapalogenys (Perciformes: Hapalogenyidae) from the Bay of Bengal, India. Zootaxa, 3718 (4): 367–377.


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