Biology:Conodon

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Conodon
Conodon nobilis.jpg
Conodon nobilis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Conodon
G. Cuvier, 1830
Type species
Conodon antillanus
G Cuvier, 1830[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Apostata Heckel, 1860
  • Spinipercina Fowler, 1944

Conodon is a genus of grunts native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas.[3] The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]

  • Conodon macrops Hildebrand, 1946 (lemoneye grunt)
  • Conodon nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (barred grunt)
  • Conodon serrifer D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (armed grunt)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2435508 entry