Microlepidotus
| Microlepidotus | |
|---|---|
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| Microlepidotus brevipinnis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Haemulidae |
| Subfamily: | Haemulinae |
| Genus: | Microlepidotus T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Microlepidotus inornatus T. N. Gill, 1862 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Microlepidotus is a genus of grunts native to the Pacific coast of North America.[1] The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]
- Microlepidotus brevipinnis (Steindachner, 1869) (humpback grunt)
- Microlepidotus inornatus T. N. Gill, 1862 (wavyline grunt)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Microlepidotus". FishBase. October 2016 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 March 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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