Kelpfish

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iKelpfishes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Chironemidae
Genera
Chironemus Threpterius See text for species.

The kelpfishes are a family of perciform fishes, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.

The name is from Greek cheir meaning "hands" and nema meaning "thread".

There are six species in two genera:

• Genus Chironemus
  • Chironemus bicornis (Steindachner, 1898)
  • Chironemus delfini (Porter, 1914)
  • Tasselled kelpfish, Chironemus georgianus Cuvier, 1829
  • Large kelpfish, Chironemus marmoratus Günther, 1860
  • Chironemus microlepis Waite, 1916
• Genus Threpterius
  • Silver spot, Threpterius maculosus Richardson, 1850

[edit] References

• "Chironemidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.