Biology:Beliops

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Beliops
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Plesiopidae
Subfamily: Acanthoclininae
Genus: Beliops
Hardy, 1985
Type species
Beliops xanthokrossos
Hardy, 1985[1]

Beliops is a genus of ray-finned fish from the longfin family Plesiopidae. They are found in the western Pacific Ocean in Australia and the Philippines.

Species

There are currently two recognised species:[2]

  • Beliops batanensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990 (Batan longfin)
  • Beliops xanthokrossos Hardy, 1985 (Southern longfin)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Beliops". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=9353. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Beliops in FishBase. April 2018 version.

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