Biology:Notograptus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Notograptus
NotograptGutta2WAM.jpg
Notograptus guttatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Plesiopidae
Subfamily: Acanthoclininae
Genus: Notograptus
Günther, 1867
Type species
Notograptus guttatus
Günther, 1867

Notograptus is a genus of marine fish in subclass Actinopterygii and order Perciformes. They are sometimes placed in the monotypic family Notograptidae, or may instead be included in the family Plesiopidae.[1][2] Notograptus supposedly bears a relationship with Acanthoplesiops.[3]

Notograptus contains these species:[4]

  • Notograptus gregoryi Whitley, 1941 (Shark-tailed eel blenny)
  • Notograptus guttatus Günther, 1867 (Spotted eel blenny)

References

  1. Allaby, Michael (2009). "Notograptidae". Notograptidae_A Dictionary of Zoology (3 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191726958. http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199233410.001.0001/acref-9780199233410-e-5943. 
  2. "Notograptidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=171360. Retrieved October 30, 2013. 
  3. Randall D. Mooi & Anthony C. Gill (2004). "Notograptidae, sister to Acanthoplesiops Regan (Teleostei: Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae), with comments on biogeography, diet and morphological convergence with Congrogadinae (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 141 (2): 179–205. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00119.x. 
  4. Nicolas Bailly (2013). "Notograptus". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=270048. 

Further reading

  • Mooi, R. D. "Notograptidae." FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific 4 (1999).
  • James C. Tyler, C. Lavett Smith "New Species of Blennioid Fish of the Family Notograptidae from Eastern Australia". Academy of Natural Sciences.

Wikidata ☰ Q138536 entry