Pteropsaron

Pteropsaron is a genus of fish in the family Percophidae.

Pteropsaron
Pteropsaron evolans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Percophidae
Subfamily: Hemerocoetinae
Genus: Pteropsaron
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902
Type species
Pteropsaron evolans
Jordan & Snyder 1902

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species of this genus:[1]

  • Pteropsaron dabfar Iwamoto, 2014 [2]
  • Pteropsaron evolans D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902
  • Pteropsaron heemstrai J. S. Nelson, 1982
  • Pteropsaron incisum C. H. Gilbert, 1905
  • Pteropsaron levitoni Iwamoto, 2014 [2]
  • Pteropsaron longipinnis G. R. Allen, Erdmann, 2012 (Midwater sand-diver)
  • Pteropsaron natalensis J. S. Nelson, 1982
  • Pteropsaron neocaledonicus Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979
  • Pteropsaron springeri D. G. Smith & G. D. Johnson, 2007 (Springer's sand-diver)
  • Pterospsaron indicum, 2019

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Pteropsaron in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  2. Iwamoto, T. (2014): Two New Hemerocoetine Trichonotidae Fishes (Teleostei, Perciformes) from the Philippines. Pp. 251-261 in: Williams, G.C. & Gosliner, T.M. (eds.): The Coral Triangle. The 2011 Hearst Philippine Biodiversity Expedition, 2014: 1-592.


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