Iso (genus)

Iso
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Notocheiridae
Genus: Iso

Iso is a genus of surf sardines (Notocheiridae). Classification in the family Isonidae, distinct from Notocheirus, has also been used. It contains five species to date, the first of which was described in 1895.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Iso flosmaris D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1901
  • Iso hawaiiensis Gosline, 1952 (Hawaiian surf sardine)
  • Iso natalensis Regan, 1919 (surf sprite)
  • Iso nesiotes Saeed, Ivantsoff & Crowley, 1993 (Samoan surf sardine)
  • Iso rhothophilus (J. D. Ogilby, 1895) (flower of the wave)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Iso in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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