Selene (genus)
| Selene | |
|---|---|
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| Lookdown (S. vomer) | |
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| Hairfin Lookdown (S. brevoorti), frontal view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Selene Lacépède, 1802 |
| Type species | |
| Selene argentea Lacepède, 1802 | |
Selene, lookdowns and moonfishes, is a genus of carangids native to the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Selene brevoortii (T. N. Gill, 1863) (Hairfin lookdown)
- Selene brownii (G. Cuvier, 1816) (Caribbean moonfish)
- Selene dorsalis (T. N. Gill, 1863) (African moonfish)
- Selene orstedii Lütken, 1880 (Mexican moonfish)
- Selene peruviana (Guichenot, 1866) (Peruvian moonfish)
- Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815) (Atlantic moonfish)
- Selene spixii (Castelnau, 1855)
- Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lookdown)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Selene in FishBase. October 2015 version.
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