Lepidonotothen
| Lepidonotothen | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Nototheniidae |
| Genus: | Lepidonotothen Balushkin, 1976 |
| Type species | |
| Notothenia kempi Norman, 1937 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Lindbergichthys Balushkin, 1979 | |
Lepidonotothen is a genus of fish in the family Nototheniidae native to the Southern Ocean.[1][2]
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Lepidonotothen larseni (Lönnberg, 1905) (Painted rockcod)
- Lepidonotothen mizops (Günther, 1880) (Toad rockcod)
- Lepidonotothen nudifrons (Lönnberg, 1905) (Yellow-fin rockcod)
- Lepidonotothen squamifrons (Günther, 1880) (Grey rockcod)
References
- 1 2 Miya, T., Gon, O., Mwale, M. & Poulin, E. (2016): Molecular systematics and taxonomic status of three latitudinally widespread nototheniid (Perciformes: Notothenioidei) fishes from the Southern Ocean. Zootaxa, 4061 (4): 381-396.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Lepidonotothen in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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