Amamiichthys

Amamiichthys matsubarai
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Sparidae
Genus:	Amamiichthys F. Tanaka & Iwatsuki, 2015 ^[1]
Species:	A. matsubarai
Binomial name
*Amamiichthys matsubarai* (Akazaki, 1962)
Synonyms
Cheimerius matsubarai Akazaki, 1962

Amamiichthys matsubarai also known as the hoshierenko is a species of fish in the family Sparidae found only in Amami Island, Ryukyu Islands in Japan. This species is the only known member of the genus Amamiichthys.^[1]

References

1 2 Tanaka, F. & Iwatsuki, Y. (2015): Amamiichthys, a new genus for the sparid fish Cheimerius matsubarai Akazaki 1962, and redescription of the species, with designation of a neotype. Zootaxa 4007 (2): 195–206.

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