Ariomma
| Ariomma | |
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| Silver-rag driftfish (A. bondi) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Stromateoidei |
| Family: | Ariommatidae Haedrich, 1967 |
| Genus: | Ariomma D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904 |
| Species | |
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Ariomma is a genus of deepwater, marine perciform fishes. Members of this genus are found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Several members of this genus are of commercial importance as food fish. This genus is currently the only known genus in its family.
Species
Currently, the 9 recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]
- Ariomma bondi Fowler, 1930 (silver-rag driftfish)
- Ariomma brevimanum (Klunzinger, 1884)
- Ariomma dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1930)
- Ariomma helena Trunov, 1976
- Ariomma indicum (F. Day, 1871) (Indian driftfish)
- Ariomma luridum D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904 (ariommid)
- Ariomma melanum (Ginsburg, 1954) (Brown driftfish)
- Ariomma parini Piotrovsky, 1987 (Parin's ariomma)
- Ariomma regulus (Poey, 1868) (spotted driftfish)
Timeline
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Ariomma in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ↑ "Institute for Biodiversity Science & Sustainability | California Academy of Sciences". Research.calacademy.org. 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
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