Goniistius
| Goniistius | |
|---|---|
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| Goniistius zonatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Latridae |
| Genus: | Goniistius Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Cheilodactylus zonatus G. Cuvier, 1830 | |
Goniistius is a genus of morwongs belonging to the family Latridae.
Species
- Goniistius francisi (C. P. Burridge, 2004) (Blacktip morwong)
- Goniistius gibbosus J. Richardson, 1841 (Western crested morwong)
- Goniistius plessisi J. E. Randall, 1983 (Plessis' morwong)
- Goniistius quadricornis Günther, 1860
- Goniistius rubrolabiatus G. R. Allen & Heemstra, 1976
- Goniistius vestitus (Castelnau, 1879) (Crested morwong)
- Goniistius vittatus A. Garrett, 1864 (Hawaiian morwong)
- Goniistius zebra Döderlein (de), 1883 (Redlip morwong)
- Goniistius zonatus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Spottedtail morwong)
Systematics
Cladistic studies find Goniistius more closely related to Latris than to Cheilodactylus.[1]
References
- ↑ Burridge and Smolenski (2004). Molecular phylogeny of the Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea) with notes on taxonomy and biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30: 118–127.
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