Biology:Callaus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | Callaus Jordan, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Corvina deliciosa Tschudi, 1846[1]
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Callaus is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. The genus is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of western South America.
Species
Callaus has 2 species classified within it, one of which is extinct:
- †Callaus cubaguanus Aguilera, Schwarzhans & Béarez, 2016[2]
- Callaus deliciosa Tschudi, 1846 (Lorna drum)[3]
† means exctinct
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Sciaenidae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Sciaenidae.
- ↑ Orangel A. Aguilera; Werner Schwarzhans; Philippe Béarez (2016). "Otoliths of the Sciaenidae from the Neogene of tropical America". Palaeo Ichthyologica 14: 7–90.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Callaus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Callaus.
Wikidata ☰ Q25398683 entry
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