Biology:Foetorepus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Foetorepus
Foetorepus agassizii NOAA.jpg
Spotfin Dragonet (F. agassizii)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Foetorepus
Whitley, 1931
Type species
Callionymus calauropomus
J. Richardson, 1844
Species

See text.

Synonyms

Yerutius Whitley, 1931

Foetorepus is a genus of dragonets. The validity of this genus has been questioned with some experts regarding it as a junior synonym of Synchiropus.[1]

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Foetorepus agassizii (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1888) (Spotfin dragonet)
  • Foetorepus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Red dragonet)
  • Foetorepus apricus (McCulloch, 1926)
  • Foetorepus australis Nakabo & McKay, 1989
  • Foetorepus calauropomus (J. Richardson, 1844) (Common stinkfish)
  • Foetorepus dagmarae (R. Fricke, 1985)
  • Foetorepus garthi (Seale, 1940)
  • Foetorepus masudai Nakabo, 1987
  • Foetorepus paxtoni (R. Fricke, 2000)
  • Foetorepus phasis (Günther, 1880) (Bight stinkfish)
  • Foetorepus talarae (Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2338078 entry