Kanekonia
| Kanekonia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Aploactinidae |
| Genus: | Kanekonia S. Tanaka (I), 1915 |
| Type species | |
| Kanekonia florida S. Tanaka (I), 1915 | |
Kanekonia is a genus of velvetfishes native to the western Pacific and eastern Indian oceans.[1]
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 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Kanekonia in FishBase. December 2013 version.
- 1 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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