Biology:Xenobalistes

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Xenobalistes
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Xenobalistes
Matsuura, 1981

Xenobalistes is a genus of triggerfish found in the western central Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Xenobalistes punctatus Heemstra & M. P. Smith, 1983 (Outtrigger triggerfish)
  • Xenobalistes tumidipectoris Matsuura, 1981 (Wingkeel triggerfish)

References

  1. Matsuura, Keiichi (2014). "Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014". Ichthyological Research 62 (1): 72–113. doi:10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2528954 entry