Kanekonia

Kanekonia is a genus of velvetfishes native to the western Pacific and eastern Indian oceans.[1]

Kanekonia
Kanekonia queenslandica
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Kanekonia

Type species
Kanekonia florida
S. Tanaka (I), 1915

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Kanekonia florida S. Tanaka (I), 1915
  • Kanekonia leichhardti J. W. Johnson, 2013 (Leichhardt's Velvetfish)[2]
  • Kanekonia pelta Poss, 1982
  • Kanekonia queenslandica Whitley, 1952 (Deep velvetfish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Kanekonia in FishBase. December 2013 version.
  2. Johnson, J.W. (2013): Kanekonia leichhardti, a new species of velvetfish (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Aploactinidae) from the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature, 58: 397-410.


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