Pteroidichthys
| Pteroidichthys | |
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| Pteroidichthys amboinensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Scorpaeninae |
| Genus: | Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856 |
| Synonyms | |
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Pteropelor Fowler, 1938 | |
Pteroidichthys is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
- Pteroidichthys acutus Motomura & Kanade, 2015 [2]
- Pteroidichthys amboinensis Bleeker, 1856 (Ambon scorpionfish)
- Pteroidichthys caussei Motomura & Kanade, 2015 [2]
- Pteroidichthys noronhai (Fowler, 1938)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Pteroidichthys in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- 1 2 Motomura, H. & Kanade, Y. (2015): Review of the scorpionfish genus Pteroidichthys (Scorpaenidae), with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 4057 (4): 490–510.
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