Biology:Neochirus
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Neochirus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes.
Taxonomy
The genus Neochirus includes species from the genus Dendrochirus. In 2023, Dendrochirus was found to not be a monophyletic group, so Neochirus was erected to rectify that.[1]
Species
Species in Neochirus include:
| Species | Common name |
|---|---|
| Neochirus barberi
(Steindachner, 1900) |
Hawaiian lionfish |
| Neochirus bella
(D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925) |
Bricked firefish |
| Neochirus brachyptera
(G. Cuvier, 1829) |
Shortfin turkeyfish |
| Neochirus hemprichi
Matsunuma, Motomura & Bogorodsky, 2017 |
Red Sea dwarf lionfish |
| Neochirus tuamotuensis
Matsunuma & Motomura, 2013 |
Tuamotu's dwarf lionfish |
References
- ↑ Chou, Tak-Kei; Liu, Min-Yun; Liao, Te-Yu (2023-05-15). "Systematics of lionfishes (Scorpaenidae: Pteroini) using molecular and morphological data" (in English). Frontiers in Marine Science 10. doi:10.3389/fmars.2023.1109655. ISSN 2296-7745. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1109655/full.
Wikidata ☰ Q138585214 entry
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