Ostichthys
| Ostichthys | |
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| Japanese Soldierfish (O. japonicus) | |
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| Bigeye Soldierfish (O. trachypoma) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Holocentridae |
| Genus: | Ostichthys G. Cuvier, 1829 |
Ostichthys is a genus of soldierfishes.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ostichthys acanthorhinus J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 (Spinesnout squirrelfish)
- Ostichthys archiepiscopus (Valenciennes, 1862) (Longsnout soldier, or straighthead soldierfish)
- Ostichthys brachygnathus J. E. Randall & R. F. Myers, 1993
- Ostichthys delta J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982
- Ostichthys hypsipterygion J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982
- Ostichthys japonicus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Japanese soldierfish)
- Ostichthys kaianus (Günther, 1880) (Kai soldierfish)
- Ostichthys ovaloculus J. E. Randall & Wrobel, 1988
- Ostichthys sandix J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982
- Ostichthys sheni J. P. Chen, K. T. Shao & H. K. Mok, 1990
- Ostichthys trachypoma (Günther, 1859) (Bigeye soldierfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Ostichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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