Datnioides

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Datnioides
D.pulcher from Thailand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Datnioididae
Fowler, 1931
Genus: Datnioides
Bleeker, 1853
Type species
Datnioides polota
Bleeker, 1853

Datnioides, also known as freshwater tripletails or tigerfishes, is the only genus in the family Datnioididae. The species of this genus are found in fresh and brackish waters of coastal areas and rivers estuaries in South and Southeast Asia.[1]

Tigerfishes are closely related to the family Lobotidae (tripletails).[2]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]

See also

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Datnioididae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. Jeffrey M. Leis & Anthony C. Gill (2008): Tigerfishes, Tripletails, and Velvetchins form a clade: Morphological evidence from adults and larvae.
  3. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Datnioides in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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