Grammatonotus
| Grammatonotus | |
|---|---|
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| Grammatonotus laysanus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Callanthiidae |
| Genus: | Grammatonotus C. H. Gilbert, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Grammatonotus laysanus C. H. Gilbert, 1905 | |
Grammatonotus is a genus of fish in the family Callanthiidae, the splendid perches. They are native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
These fish are ovoid to elongated in shape, with short, rounded snouts. The anterior nostril is tubular. They have large teeth with one to two canine teeth on each side. The scales are large.[1]
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Grammatonotus ambiortus Prokofiev, 2006
- Grammatonotus crosnieri (Fourmanoir, 1981) – long-tailed groppo
- Grammatonotus lanceolatus (Kotthaus, 1976)
- Grammatonotus laysanus C. H. Gilbert, 1905
- Grammatonotus macrophthalmus Katayama, Yamamoto & Yamakawa, 1982[1]
- Grammatonotus surugaensis Katayama, Yamakawa & K. Suzuki, 1980
References
- 1 2 Katayama, M., et al. (1982). A review of the serratiid fish genus Grammatonotus, with description of a new species. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 28(4) 368-74
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Grammatonotus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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