Biology:Anisotremus

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Anisotremus
Anisotremus virginicus Prague 2011 1.jpg
Anisotremus virginicus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Anisotremus
T. N. Gill, 1861[1]
Type species
Sparus virginicus
Synonyms[1]
  • Genytremus T. N. Gill, 1862

Anisotremus is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans.[2] The name of this genus is compound of anisto meaning “different” and tremus meaning “hole”, referring to the different sized paired pores on each side of the head.[3]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

  • Anisotremus caesius (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (silvergrey grunt)
  • Anisotremus davidsonii (Steindachner, 1876) (xantic sargo)
  • Anisotremus dovii (Günther, 1864) (spotted head sargo)
  • Anisotremus espinozai Acevedo-Álvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Domínguez-Domínguez 2021 (Santa Cruz grunt)[4][5]
  • Anisotremus interruptus (T. N. Gill, 1862) (burrito grunt)
  • Anisotremus moricandi (Ranzani, 1842) (brownstriped grunt)
  • Anisotremus pacifici (Günther, 1864) (Carruco sargo)
  • Anisotremus perezponcedeleoni Acevedo-Álvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Domínguez-Domínguez 2021 (Clarion grunt)[4][6]
  • Anisotremus scapularis (Tschudi, 1846) (Peruvian grunt)
  • Anisotremus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791) (black margate)
  • Anisotremus taeniatus T. N. Gill, 1861 (Panama porkfish)
  • Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (porkfish)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2279743 entry