Aeoliscus

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

Aeoliscus
Razorfish (A. strigatus)
Scientific classification
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

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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Aeoliscus in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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