Biology:Atypichthys

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Atypichthys
Atypichthys latus (Mado).jpg
Eastern footballer (A. latus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Superfamily: Percoidea
Family: Kyphosidae
Subfamily: Microcanthinae
Genus: Atypichthys
Günther, 1862
Type species
Atypus strigatus
Günther, 1860
Synonyms
  • Atypus Günther, 1860 (preoccupied)
  • Helotosoma Kaup, 1863

Atypichthys is a genus of sea chubs native to inshore waters from Australia to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands,[1] with currently two recognized species:[1]

  • Atypichthys latus McCulloch & Waite, 1916 (eastern footballer)
  • Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860) (Australian mado)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Atypichthys in FishBase. August 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2678507 entry