Biology:Haemulopsis

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Haemulopsis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Haemulopsis
Steindachner, 1868
Type species
Haemulon corvinaeforme
Steindachner, 1868[1]
Species

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Haemulopsis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and, mainly, to the eastern Pacific Ocean.[2]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

  • Haemulopsis axillaris Steindachner, 1869) (yellowstripe grunt)
  • Haemulopsis corvinaeformis (Steindachner, 1868) (roughneck grunt)
  • Haemulopsis elongatus (Steindachner, 1879) (elongated grunt)
  • Haemulopsis leuciscus (Günther, 1864) (raucous grunt)
  • Haemulopsis nitidus (Steindachner, 1869) (shining grunt)

All of these apart from H. corvinaeformis, which is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2373222 entry