Maxillicosta
| Maxillicosta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Neosebastidae |
| Genus: | Maxillicosta Whitley, 1935 |
Maxillicosta is a genus of gurnard scorpionfishes native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Maxillicosta lopholepis Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 (Bigeye gurnard perch)
- Maxillicosta meridianus Motomura, Last & M. F. Gomon, 2006 (Southern gurnard perch)
- Maxillicosta raoulensis Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 (Red little gurnard perch)
- Maxillicosta reticulata (F. de Buen, 1961)
- Maxillicosta scabriceps Whitley, 1935 (Little gurnard perch)
- Maxillicosta whitleyi Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 (Whitley's scorpionfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Maxillicosta in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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