Emmelichthys
| Emmelichthys | |
|---|---|
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| Cape bonnetmouth (E. nitidus nitidus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Emmelichthyidae |
| Genus: | Emmelichthys J. Richardson, 1845 |
| Type species | |
| Emmelichthys nitidus J. Richardson, 1845 | |
Emmelichthys is a genus of fish in the family Emmelichthyidae, the rovers.
Species
There are seven species in the genus, including one newly described in 2014:[1]
- Emmelichthys elongatus Kotlyar, 1982
- Emmelichthys karnellai Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1977 – Karnella's rover
- Emmelichthys marisrubri R. Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2014[2]
- Emmelichthys nitidus J. Richardson, 1845
- Emmelichthys nitidus cyanescens Guichenot, 1848
- Emmelichthys nitidus nitidus J. Richardson, 1845 – Cape bonnetmouth
- Emmelichthys ruber Trunov, 1976 – red rover
- Emmelichthys struhsakeri Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1977 – golden redbait
Timeline
References
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- ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Species List: Emmelichthys. FishBase. 2014.
- ↑ Fricke, R., Golani, D. & Appelbaum-Golani, B. (2014): Emmelichthys marisrubri, a new rover from the southern Red Sea (Teleostei: Emmelichthyidae). Cybium 38(2): 83-87'.