Biology:Verilus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Verilus
Verilus sordidus.jpg
Verilus sordidus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acropomatidae
Genus: Verilus
Poey, 1860
Type species
Verilus sordidus
Poey, 1860[1]

Verilus is a genus of fish in the family Acropomatidae found in the Atlantic.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[2]

Taxonomy

Some authorities merge this genus with Neoscombrops[3] and Apogonops but Fishbase treats them as separate genera.[2]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Verilus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=2719. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Verilus in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Yamanoue, Y. (2016). "Revision of the genus Verilus (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with a description of a new species". Journal of Fish Biology 89 (5): 2375–2398. doi:10.1111/jfb.13124. PMID 27607481.  Abstract

Wikidata ☰ Q2259920 entry