Biology:Sebastini

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Short description: Tribe of marine ray-finned fishes

Sebastini
Sebastes atrovirens 1.jpg
Kelp rockfish (Sebastes atrovirens)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Sebastinae
Tribe: Sebastini
Kaup, 1873

Sebastini is a tribe of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae of the family Scorpaenidae in the order Scorpaeniformes.

Taxonomy

Sebastini was first formally recognised as a grouping in 1873 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup.[1] Authorities who treat the clade referred to as Sebastinae as a family treat the Sebastini as a subfamily and call this grouping Sebastinae.[2]

Genera

Sebastini contains four genera with 120 species, most in Sebastes.[3][2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q109558108 entry