Ptarmus

Ptarmus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Aploactinidae
Genus: Ptarmus

Ptarmus is a genus of velvetfishes native to the western Indian Ocean.

Species

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

  • Ptarmus gallus (Kossmann & Räuber, 1877)
  • Ptarmus jubatus (J. L. B. Smith, 1935) (Crested scorpionfish)

References

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


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