Rexea
| Rexea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gempylidae |
| Genus: | Rexea Waite, 1911 |
| Type species | |
| Rexea furcifera Waite, 1911 | |
Rexea is a genus of snake mackerels found in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Rexea alisae C. D. Roberts & A. L. Stewart, 1997
- Rexea antefurcata Parin, 1989 (Long-finned escolar)
- Rexea bengalensis (Alcock, 1894) (Bengal escolar)
- Rexea brevilineata Parin, 1989 (Short-lined escolar)
- Rexea nakamurai Parin, 1989 (Nakamura's escolar)
- Rexea prometheoides (Bleeker, 1856) (Royal escolar)
- Rexea solandri (G. Cuvier, 1832) (Silver gemfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Rexea in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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