Biology:Microlepidotus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Microlepidotus
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Microlepidotus brevipinnis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Microlepidotus
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Microlepidotus inornatus
T. N. Gill, 1862
Synonyms
  • Isaciella D. S. Jordan & Fesler, 1893

Microlepidotus is a genus of grunts native to the Pacific coast of North America.[1] The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]

  • Microlepidotus brevipinnis (Steindachner, 1869) (humpback grunt)
  • Microlepidotus inornatus T. N. Gill, 1862 (wavyline grunt)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Microlepidotus in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds (1 March 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=3053. Retrieved 24 March 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2026388 entry