Leptobrama

Leptobrama

Leptobrama muelleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Leptobramidae J. D. Ogilby, 1913
Genus:	Leptobrama Steindachner, 1878
Synonyms
Neopempheris Macleay, 1881

Leptobrama is a genus of fish in the family Leptobramidae found in Western Pacific Ocean. This genus is the only member of its family.^[1]

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

Leptobrama muelleri Steindachner, 1878 (Spot-fin beachsalmon)
Leptobrama pectoralis (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1887) (Long-fin beachsalmon) ^[1]

References

1 2 Kimura, S., Peristiwady, T. & Fricke, R. (2016): Taxonomic review of the genus Leptobrama Steindachner 1878 (Perciformes: Leptobramidae), with the resurrection of Leptobrama pectoralis (Ramsay and Ogilby 1887). Ichthyological Research, First online: 09 February 2016.

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