Drepane (genus)
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| Drepane | |
|---|---|
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| Spotted sicklefish, (D. punctata) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Drepaneidae T. N. Gill, 1872 |
| Genus: | Drepane G. Cuvier, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The sicklefishes are perciform fishes of the genus Drepane, the only genus in the family Drepaneidae. They are found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, and in the eastern Atlantic near Africa.[1] The family has also been named "Drepanidae", but that name is preoccupied by a family of hook-tip moths.
Spotted sicklefish in Machilipatnam Landing Center in Andhra Pradesh, India
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Drepane africana Osório, 1892 (African sicklefish)
- Drepane longimana (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (concertina fish)
- Drepane punctata Linnaeus, 1758 (spotted sicklefish)
See also
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Drepaneidae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Drepane in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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