Pristolepis
| Pristolepis | |
|---|---|
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| Pristolepis pentacantha | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pristolepididae T. R. Roberts, 1989 |
| Genus: | Pristolepis Jerdon, 1849 |
Pristolepis is a genus of fish found in South Asia. This genus is the only member of the family Pristolepididae.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
- Pristolepis fasciata (Bleeker, 1851) (Malayan leaffish)
- Pristolepis grootii (Bleeker, 1852) (Indonesian leaffish)
- Pristolepis malabarica (Günther, 1864) [1]
- Pristolepis marginata Jerdon, 1849 (Malabar leaffish) [2]
- Pristolepis pentacantha Plamoottil, 2014 [3]
- Pristolepis rubripinnis Britz, Krishna Kumar & F. Baby, 2012 [4]
References
- ↑ Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. (2013): Rediscovery of Pristolepis malabarica after one and a half century. Journal of Advanced Zoology, 34 (1): 28-35.
- ↑ Plamoottil, M. (2013): Rediscovery of Pristolepis marginata Jerdon (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Pristolepididae) after one and a Half Century. Research Journal of Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences, 1 (7): 16-20.
- ↑ Plamoottil, M. (2014): Pristolepis pentacantha, a new fish species (Perciformes: Pristolepidae) from Kerala, India. International Journal of Scientific Research, 3 (5): 552-554.
- ↑ Britz, R., Kumar, K. & Baby, F. (2012): Pristolepis rubripinnis, a new species of fish from southern India (Teleostei: Percomorpha; Pristolepididae). Zootaxa, 3345: 59-68.
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