Biology:Roa (genus)
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| Roa modesta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Roa D. S. Jordan, 1923 |
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| Roa excelsa D. S. Jordan, 1921
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Roa is a genus of butterflyfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The five species are widely distributed: R. modesta is found near Japan and China, R. jayakari near India, R. excelsa near Hawaii and nearby islands, R. australis near Australia, and R. rumsfeldi in the Philippines.[1]
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Roa australis Kuiter, 2004 (Triple-banded butterflyfish)
- Roa excelsa (D. S. Jordan, 1921) (Hawaiian gold-barred butterflyfish)
- Roa jayakari (Norman, 1939) (Indian golden-barred butterflyfish)
- Roa modesta (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
- Roa rumsfeldi Rocha, Pinheiro, Wandell, Rocha & Shepherd, 2017
References
- ↑ Rocha, Luiz A.; Pinheiro, Hudson T.; Wandell, Matt; Rocha, Claudia R.; Shepherd, Bart (October 18, 2017). "Roa rumsfeldi, a new butterflyfish (Teleostei, Chaetodontidae) from mesophotic coral ecosystems of the Philippines". ZooKeys (709): 127–134. doi:10.3897/zookeys.709.20404. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/20404/element/7/roa-modesta/. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ N. Bailly (2014). "Roa Jordan, 1923". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=297702.
Wikidata ☰ Q2155894 entry
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