Biology:Eubalichthys

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Eubalichthys
Eubalichthys mosaicus P2023226.JPG
Eubalichthys mosaicus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Eubalichthys
Whitley, 1930

Eubalichthys is a genus of filefishes found in the eastern Indian Ocean waters around Australia .

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Eubalichthys bucephalus Whitley, 1931 (Black reef leatherjacket)
  • Eubalichthys caeruleoguttatus Hutchins, 1977 (Blue-spotted leatherjacket)
  • Eubalichthys cyanoura Hutchins, 1987 (Bluetail leatherjacket)
  • Eubalichthys gunnii Günther, 1870 (Gunn's leatherjacket)
  • Eubalichthys mosaicus E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886 (Mosaic leatherjacket)
  • Eubalichthys quadrispinis Hutchins, 1977 (Four-spined leatherjacket)

References

  1. Matsuura, K. (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.

Wikidata ☰ Q2424601 entry