Gephyroberyx
Gephyroberyx | |
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Big roughy (G. japonicus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beryciformes |
Family: | Trachichthyidae |
Genus: | Gephyroberyx Boulenger, 1902 |
Species | |
2-3, see text |
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Gephyroberyx is a genus of fish in the slimehead family. Once, three species were placed in this genus, but Gephyroberyx philippinus is now considered to be a synonym of G. darwinii, leaving two species.[1]
- Gephyroberyx darwinii (J. Y. Johnson, 1866) (Darwin's slimehead)
- Gephyroberyx japonicus (Döderlein, 1883) (big roughy)
References
- ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Gephyroberyx philippinus. FishBase. 2013.