Biology:Aeoliscus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Aeoliscus
Aeoliscus strigatus Prague 2011 2.jpg
Razorfish (A. strigatus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Centriscidae
Subfamily: Centriscinae
Genus: Aeoliscus
D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1902[1]
Type species
Amphisile strigata
Günther, 1861

Aeoliscus is a genus of shrimpfishes found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently two recognized extant species of Aeoliscus in this genus:[2]

(As of 2018), Fossilworks recognizes an additional fossil species:

  • Aeoliscus heinrichi (Heckel, 1850)

References

  1. Jordan, David Starr; Starks, Edwin Chapin (1902). "A Review of the Hemibranchiate Fishes of Japan". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 26 (1308): 71–72. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612382. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Aeoliscus in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2128251 entry