Glossolepis
| Glossolepis | |
|---|---|
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| Red Rainbowfish (G. incisus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Glossolepis M. C. W. Weber, 1907 |
Glossolepis is a genus of rainbowfishes from New Guinea.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: [1]
- Glossolepis dorityi G. R. Allen, 2001 (Doritys rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis incisus M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Red rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis kabia (Herre, 1935)
- Glossolepis leggetti G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1998 (Leggett's rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis maculosus G. R. Allen, 1981 (Spotted rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis multisquamata (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) (Sepik rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis pseudoincisus G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Tami River rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis ramuensis G. R. Allen, 1985 (Ramu rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis wanamensis G. R. Allen & Kailola, 1979 (Lake Wanam rainbowfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Glossolepis in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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