Rogadius

Rogadius is a genus of flatheads native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Rogadius
Rogadius asper syn. Platycephalus asper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Scorpaeniformes
Family:
Platycephalidae
Genus:
Rogadius

D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908

Species

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

  • Rogadius asper (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Olive-tailed flathead)
  • Rogadius fehlmanni L. W. Knapp, 2012[2]
  • Rogadius mcgroutheri Imamura, 2007 (McGrouther's flathead)
  • Rogadius patriciae L. W. Knapp, 1987 (Black-banded flathead)
  • Rogadius pristiger (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Thorny flathead)
  • Rogadius serratus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Serrated flathead)
  • Rogadius welanderi (L. P. Schultz, 1966) (Welander's flathead)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Rogadius in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  2. Knapp, L.W. (2012): Rogadius fehlmanni, a new flathead fish (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from Somalia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 125 (1): 61–65.


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