Neocentropogon

Neocentropogon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Tetrarogidae
Genus: Neocentropogon
Matsubara, 1943

Neocentropogon is a genus of waspfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

Six recognized species are in this genus:[1]

  • Neocentropogon aeglefinus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (onespot waspfish)
  • Neocentropogon affinis (Lloyd, 1909)
  • Neocentropogon japonicus Matsubara, 1943
  • Neocentropogon mesedai Klausewitz, 1985
  • Neocentropogon profundus (J. L. B. Smith, 1958)
  • Neocentropogon trimaculatus W. L. Y. Chan, 1966 (threespotted waspfish)

References

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


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