Biology:Glossolepis

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Glossolepis
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Glossolepis incisus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Subfamily: Melanotaeniinae
Genus: Glossolepis
M. C. W. Weber, 1907
Type species
Glossolepis incisus
Weber, 1907

Glossolepis is a genus of rainbowfishes from New Guinea.

Species

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

  • Glossolepis dorityi G. R. Allen, 2001 (Doritys rainbowfish)
  • Glossolepis incisa M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Red rainbowfish)
  • Glossolepis kabia (Herre, 1935)
  • Glossolepis leggetti G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1998 (Leggett's rainbowfish)
  • Glossolepis maculosus G. R. Allen, 1981 (Spotted rainbowfish)
  • Glossolepis multisquamata (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) (Sepik rainbowfish)
  • Glossolepis pseudoincisa G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Tami River rainbowfish)
  • Glossolepis ramuensis G. R. Allen, 1985 (Ramu rainbowfish)
  • Glossolepis wanamensis G. R. Allen & Kailola, 1979 (Lake Wanam rainbowfish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Glossolepis in FishBase. June 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q309492 entry