Roa (genus)

Roa
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]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Roa in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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