Biology:Ijimaia

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Short description: Genus of jellynose fishes

Ijimaia
Ijimaia plicatellus1.jpg
Deep-water ateleopid fish (I. plicatellus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ateleopodiformes
Family: Ateleopodidae
Genus: Ijimaia
Sauter, 1905

Ijimaia is a genus of jellynose fishes, one of four in the order Ateleopodiformes.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Ijimaia antillarum Howell-Rivero, 1935
  • Ijimaia dofleini Sauter, 1905
  • Ijimaia fowleri Howell-Rivero, 1935
  • Ijimaia loppei Roule, 1922 (Loppe's tadpole fish)
  • Ijimaia plicatellus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (deepwater ateleopodid)

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2754991 entry