Biology:Cantherhines

From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of fishes

Cantherhines
Cantherhines macrocerus.jpg
Cantherhines macrocerus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Cantherhines
Swainson, 1839

Cantherhines is a genus of filefishes.

Species

Cantherhines macrocerus

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Cantherhines cerinus J. E. Randall, 2011
  • Cantherhines dumerilii Hollard, 1854 (Whitespotted filefish)
  • Cantherhines fronticinctus Günther, 1867 (Spectacled filefish)
  • Cantherhines longicaudus Hutchins & J. E. Randall, 1982
  • Cantherhines macrocerus Hollard, 1853 (American whitespotted filefish)
  • Cantherhines multilineatus S. Tanaka (I), 1918
  • Cantherhines nukuhiva J. E. Randall, 2011
  • Cantherhines pardalis Rüppell, 1837 (Honeycomb filefish)
  • Cantherhines pullus Ranzani, 1842 (Orange-spotted filefish)
  • Cantherhines rapanui F. de Buen, 1963 (Rapanui filefish)
  • Cantherhines sandwichiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Sandwich isle file)
  • Cantherhines verecundus E. K. Jordan, 1925 (Shy filefish)

References

  1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.

Wikidata ☰ Q2711970 entry