Biology:Bellator (genus)

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Bellator
Bellator egretta.jpg
Streamer searobin, (B. egretta)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Triglidae
Subfamily: Prionotinae
Genus: Bellator
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Species

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Bellator is a genus of sea robins native to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Species

Eight species in this genus are recognized:[1]

  • Bellator brachychir (Regan, 1914) (shortfin sea robin)
  • Bellator egretta (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (streamer sea robin)
  • Bellator farrago Richards & McCosker, 1998
  • Bellator gymnostethus (C. H. Gilbert, 1892) (naked-belly sea robin)
  • Bellator loxias (D. S. Jordan, 1897) (barred sea robin)
  • Bellator militaris (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (horned sea robin)
  • Bellator ribeiroi G. C. Miller, 1965
  • Bellator xenisma D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (splitnose sea robin)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Bellator in FishBase. December 2012 version.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q629587 entry