Medialuna (fish)

Medialuna is a genus of sea chubs native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]

Medialuna
Medialuna californiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Subfamily: Scorpidinae
Genus: Medialuna
D. S. Jordan & Fesler, 1893
Type species
Scorpis californiensis
Steindachner, 1876

Species

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

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Medialuna in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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