Biology:Calloplesiops

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Calloplesiops
Calloplesiops altivelis 瑰麗七夕魚.jpg
Calloplesiops altivelis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Plesiopidae
Subfamily: Plesiopinae
Genus: Calloplesiops
Fowler & B.A. Bean, 1930
Type species
Calloplesiops niveus
Fowler & Bean 1930[1]
Synonyms

Barrosia J.L.B. Smith, 1952

Calloplesiops is a genus of ray-finned fish from the family Plesiopidae, the longfins or roundheads. They are found in the Indo-Pacific.

Species

There are two species currently recognised in the genus Calloplesiops:[2]

  • Calloplesiops altivelis Steindachner, 1903 (Comet)
  • Calloplesiops argus Fowler & B.A. Bean, 1930

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5095071 entry