Hapalogenys

Hapalogenys is the only genus in the family Hapalogenyidae, the barbeled grunters,. The species of this genus are found in depths between 30 and 230 m in coastal areas and river mouths from the shores of southern Japan to the Bay of Bengal and Northwestern Australia.[1]

Hapalogenys
Broad-banded Velvetchin (H. analis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Suborder:
Percoidei
Family:
Hapalogenyidae

V. G. Springer & Raasch, 1965
Genus:
Hapalogenys

Type species
Hapalogenys nitens
J. Richardson, 1844

Recent studies have shown they are closely related to the family Lobotidae.[2]

Species

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

  • Hapalogenys analis J. Richardson, 1845 (Broadbanded velvetchin)
  • Hapalogenys bengalensis Mohapatra, D. Ray & Kumar, 2013[3]
  • Hapalogenys dampieriensis Iwatsuki & B. C. Russell, 2006 (Australian striped velvetchin)
  • Hapalogenys filamentosus Iwatsuki & B. C. Russell, 2006 (Philippine dark velvetchin)
  • Hapalogenys kishinouyei H. M. Smith & T. E. B. Pope, 1906 (Lined javelinfish)
  • Hapalogenys merguiensis Iwatsuki, Satapoomin & Amaoka, 2000 (Mergui velvetchin)
  • Hapalogenys nigripinnis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Short barbeled velvetchin)
  • Hapalogenys sennin Iwatsuki & Nakabo, 2005 (Long barbeled grunter)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Hapalogenys in FishBase. May 2018 version.
  2. Jeffrey M. Leis & Anthony C. Gill: Tigerfishes, Tripletails, and Velvetchins form a clade: Morphological evidence from adults and larvae.
  3. Mohapatra, A., Ray, D. & Kumar, V. (2013): A new fish species of the Genus Hapalogenys (Perciformes: Hapalogenyidae) from the Bay of Bengal, India. Zootaxa, 3718 (4): 367–377.


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