Branchiostegus

Branchiostegus
Ward's Tilefish (B. wardi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Branchiostegus
Rafinesque, 1815
Type species
Coryphaenoides hottuynii
Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms

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

Species

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

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Branchiostegus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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