Pteroidichthys
Pteroidichthys is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1]
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Pteroidichthys amboinensis | |
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Subfamily: | Scorpaeninae |
Genus: | Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856 |
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Pteropelor Fowler, 1938 |
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
- Pteroidichthys acutus Motomura & Kanade, 2015 [2]
- Pteroidichthys amboinensis Bleeker, 1856 (Ambon scorpionfish)
- Pteroidichthys caussei Motomura & Kanade, 2015 [2]
- Pteroidichthys noronhai (Fowler, 1938)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Pteroidichthys in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- Motomura, H. & Kanade, Y. (2015): Review of the scorpionfish genus Pteroidichthys (Scorpaenidae), with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 4057 (4): 490–510.
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