Biology:Peprilus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Peprilus
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Peprilus paru
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Stromateidae
Genus: Peprilus
G. Cuvier, 1829
Type species
Stromateus longipinnis
Mitchill, 1815
Synonyms
  • Palometa Jordan & Evermann 1896
  • Poronotus Gill, 1861
  • Simobrama Fowler, 1944

Peprilus is a genus of fish in the family Stromateidae found in Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:

  • Peprilus burti Fowler, 1944 (Gulf butterfish)
  • Peprilus crenulatus G. Cuvier, 1829 [1]
  • Peprilus medius (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Pacific harvestfish)
  • Peprilus ovatus Horn, 1970 (Shining butterfish)
  • Peprilus paru (Linnaeus, 1758) (American harvestfish)
  • Peprilus simillimus (Ayres, 1860) (Pacific pompano)
  • Peprilus snyderi C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Salema butterfish)
  • Peprilus triacanthus (W. Peck, 1804) (Atlantic butterfish)
  • Peprilus xanthurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) [1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marceniuk, A.P., Caires, R., Siccha-Ramirez, R. & Oliveira, C. (2016): Review of the harvestfishes, genus Peprilus (Perciformes: Stromateidae), of the Atlantic coast of South America. Zootaxa, 4098 (2): 311–332.

Wikidata ☰ Q2714710 entry




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