Kelpfish

Kelpfishes
Large kelpfish (C. marmoratus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chironemidae
T. N. Gill, 1862
Genus: Chironemus
G. Cuvier, 1829
Type species
Chironemus georgianus
G. Cuvier, 1829

A kelpfish is a member of the genus Chironemus of perciform fishes in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.[1]

Etymology

The name of the genus is from Greek cheir meaning "hands" and nema meaning "thread".

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Chironemidae" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Chironemus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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