Aplodactylidae

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Marblefishes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Aplodactylidae
Genera
Aplodactylus Crinodus See text for species.

Marblefishes are a family, Aplodactylidae, of perciform fishes. They are native to southern Australia, New Zealand, Peru and Chile.

[edit] Species

There are six species in two genera:

• Genus Aplodactylus
  • Aplodactylus arctidens Richardson, 1839.
  • Notchheaded marblefish, Aplodactylus etheridgii (Ogilby, 1889).
  • Aplodactylus guttatus Guichenot, 1848.
  • Aplodactylus punctatus Valenciennes, 1832.
  • Aplodactylus westralis Russell, 1987.
• Genus Crinodus
  • Rock cale, Crinodus lophodon (Günther, 1859).

[edit] References

• Aplodactylidae (TSN 170248). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 20 March 2006.
• "Aplodactylidae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.