Notograptus

Notograptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Notograptidae
Genus: Notograptus
Günther, 1867

Notograptus is a genus of marine fish in subclass Actinopterygii and order Perciformes. They are sometimes placed in a family of their own, Notograptidae, or may instead be included in the family Plesiopidae.[1][2] Notograptus supposedly bears a relationship with Acanthoplesiops.[3]

Notograptus contains these species:[4]

References

  1. Allaby, Michael. "Notograptidae_A Dictionary of Zoology (3 ed.)". Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191726958.
  2. "Notograptidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  3. Randall D. Mooi & Anthony C. Gill (2004). "Notograptidae, sister to Acanthoplesiops Regan (Teleostei: Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae), with comments on biogeography, diet and morphological convergence with Congrogadinae (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 141 (2): 179–205. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00119.x.
  4. Nicolas Bailly (2013). Nicolas Bailly, ed. "Notograptus". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

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