Caprodon
| Caprodon | |
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| Sunrise perch (Caprodon schlegelii) | |
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| Pink maomao (Caprodon longimanus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Anthiinae |
| Genus: | Caprodon Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Anthias schlegelii Günther, 1859 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Caprodon is a small genus of fish belonging to the subfamily Anthiinae. It contains three species.[2]
Taxonomy
Caprodon was first established by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1843 based on the type species Anthias schlegelii. It is classified under the subfamily Anthiinae of the family Serranidae.[1][3]
Description
The genus Caprodon can be distinguished from Odontanthias and other Anthiinae with teeth on the tongue, by the asymmetrical pectoral fins, the truncate caudal fin, the presence of a scaly dorsal sheath, and by the many-rayed soft dorsal fin.[4]
Species
Caprodon contains three species:[1]
- C. krasyukovae Kharin, 1983 - Krasyukova's perch
- C. longimanus (Günther, 1859) - pink maomao
- C. schlegelii (Günther, 1859) - sunrise perch
References
- 1 2 3 N. Bailly (2013). Nicolas Bailly, ed. "Caprodon ". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ↑ Joseph S. Nelson (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons. p. 346. ISBN 9780471756446.
- ↑ William N. Eschmeyer, ed. (1998). Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. ISBN 0940228475.
- ↑ David Starr Jordan & John Otterbein Snyder (1906). "Notes on Fishes of Hawaii, With Descriptions of New Species" (PDF). Bulletin of the Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries 26: 205–218.
External links
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