Biology:Enigmapercis

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Enigmapercis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Percophidae
Subfamily: Hemerocoetinae
Genus: Enigmapercis
Whitley, 1936
Type species
Enigmapercis reducta
Whitley, 1936

Enigmapercis is a genus of bony fish which are part of the subfamily Hemerocoetinae of the duckbill family Percophidae. They have an Indo-Pacific distribution.

Species

There are two recognised species in the genus Enigmapercis:[1]

  • Enigmapercis acutirostris Parin, 1990
  • Enigmapercis reducta Whitley, 1936 - broad sandfish

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Enigmapercis in FishBase. February 2018 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2012781 entry