Datnioides
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| Datnioides | |
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| 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]
- Datnioides campbelli Whitley, 1939
- Datnioides microlepis Bleeker, 1854 (finescale tigerperch)
- Datnioides polota (F. Hamilton, 1822)
- Datnioides pulcher (Kottelat, 1998) (Siamese tigerfish)
- Datnioides undecimradiatus (T. R. Roberts & Kottelat, 1994) (Mekong tiger perch)
See also
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Datnioididae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Jeffrey M. Leis & Anthony C. Gill (2008): Tigerfishes, Tripletails, and Velvetchins form a clade: Morphological evidence from adults and larvae.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Datnioides in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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