Latridae

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Trumpeters
Telescope fish Mendosoma lineatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Latridae
Genera
Latridopsis Latris Mendosoma See text for species.

Trumpeters are a family of perciform fishes, Latridae. They are found in southern waters off Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, where they are fished commercially and for sport.

[edit] Species

There are five species in three genera.

• Genus Latridopsis
  • Blue moki, Latridopsis ciliaris (Forster, 1801).
  • Bastard trumpeter, Latridopsis forsteri (Castelnau, 1872).
• Genus Latris
  • Latris hecateia Richardson, 1839.
  • Striped trumpeter, Latris lineata (Forster, 1801).
• Genus Mendosoma
  • Telescope fish, Mendosoma lineatum (Forster, 1801).

[edit] References

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