Neosebastes

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Neosebastes
Thetis Fish (N. thetidae)
Incised Gurnard Perch (N. incisipinnis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Neosebastidae
Genus: Neosebastes
Guichenot, 1867

Neosebastes is a genus of gurnard scorpionfishes native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Neosebastes bougainvillii (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Gulf gurnard perch)
  • Neosebastes capricornis Motomura, 2004 (Capricorn gurnard perch)
  • Neosebastes entaxis D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Orange-banded scorpionfish)
  • Neosebastes incisipinnis J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (Incised gurnard perch)
  • Neosebastes johnsoni Motomura, 2004 (Johnson's gurnard perch)
  • Neosebastes longirostris Motomura, 2004 (Long-snout gurnard perch)
  • Neosebastes multisquamus Motomura, 2004 (Ogasawara gurnard perch)
  • Neosebastes nigropunctatus McCulloch, 1915 (Black-spotted gurnard perch)
  • Neosebastes occidentalis Motomura, 2004 (Orangebanded gurnard perch)
  • Neosebastes pandus (J. Richardson, 1842) (Rough gurnard perch)
  • Neosebastes scorpaenoides Guichenot, 1867 (Ruddy gurnard perch)
  • Neosebastes thetidis (Waite, 1899) (Thetis fish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Neosebastes in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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