Phaeoptyx

Phaeoptyx
Phaeoptyx conklini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Kurtiformes
Family:Apogonidae
Subfamily:Apogoninae
Genus:Phaeoptyx
T. H. Fraser & C. R. Robins, 1970
Type species
Amia conklini
Silvester, 1915

Phaeoptyx is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

Species

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

  • Phaeoptyx conklini (Silvester, 1915) (Freckled cardinalfish)
  • Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey, 1860) (Dusky cardinalfish)
  • Phaeoptyx xenus (J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968) (Sponge cardinalfish)

References

  1. ↑ Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014): Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.


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