Roa (genus)
Roa | |
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Roa modesta | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Roa D. S. Jordan, 1923 |
Type species | |
Loa excelsa D. S. Jordan, 1921 |
Roa is a genus of butterflyfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Roa australis Kuiter, 2004 (Triple-banded butterflyfish)
- Roa excelsa (D. S. Jordan, 1921) (Hawaiian gold-barred butterflyfish)
- Roa jayakari (Norman, 1939) (Indian golden-barred butterflyfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Roa in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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