Branchiostegus

Branchiostegus is a genus of tilefishes found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Branchiostegus
Ward's Tilefish (B. wardi)
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Branchiostegus

Type species
Coryphaenoides hottuynii
Lacépède, 1801
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Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Branchiostegus albus Dooley, 1978
  • Branchiostegus argentatus (G. Cuvier, 1830)
  • Branchiostegus auratus (Kishinouye, 1907)
  • Branchiostegus australiensis Dooley & Kailola, 1988 (Australian tilefish)
  • Branchiostegus doliatus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Ribbed tilefish)
  • Branchiostegus gloerfelti Dooley & Kailola, 1988
  • Branchiostegus hedlandensis Dooley & Kailola, 1988 (Port Hedland tilefish)
  • Branchiostegus ilocanus Herre, 1928
  • Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782) (Horsehead tilefish)
  • Branchiostegus paxtoni Dooley & Kailola, 1988 (Paxton's tilefish)
  • Branchiostegus saitoi Dooley & Iwatsuki, 2012
  • Branchiostegus sawakinensis Amirthalingam, 1969 (Freckled tilefish)
  • Branchiostegus semifasciatus (Norman, 1931) (Zebra tilefish)
  • Branchiostegus serratus Dooley & Paxton, 1975 (Australian barred tilefish)
  • Branchiostegus vittatus Herre, 1926
  • Branchiostegus wardi Whitley, 1932 (Ward's tilefish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Branchiostegus in FishBase. December 2013 version.


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