Biology:Maxillicosta
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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| Maxillicosta scabriceps | |
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| Genus: | Maxillicosta Whitley, 1935
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Maxillicosta is a genus of gurnard scorpionfishes native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Maxillicosta lopholepis Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 (Bigeye gurnard perch)
- Maxillicosta meridianus Motomura, Last & M. F. Gomon, 2006 (Southern gurnard perch)
- Maxillicosta raoulensis Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 (Red little gurnard perch)
- Maxillicosta reticulata (F. de Buen, 1961)
- Maxillicosta scabriceps Whitley, 1935 (Little gurnard perch)
- Maxillicosta whitleyi Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 (Whitley's scorpionfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Maxillicosta in FishBase. December 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1965955 entry
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