Neomerinthe
| Neomerinthe | |
|---|---|
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| Neomerinthe hemingwayi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Neomerinthe Fowler, 1935 |
| Type species | |
| Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler, 1935 | |
Neomerinthe is a genus of fish in the family Scorpaenidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
- Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler, 1938) (Orange scorpionfish)
- Neomerinthe bauchotae Poss & Duhamel, 1991
- Neomerinthe beanorum (Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900)
- Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock, 1896) (Round scorpionfish) [1]
- Neomerinthe folgori (Postel & C. Roux, 1964) (Folger's scorpionfish)
- Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler, 1935 (Spiny-cheek scorpionfish)
- Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler, 1938)
- Neomerinthe naevosa Motomura, Béarez & Causse, 2011 (Blotched Polynesian scorpionfish) [2]
- Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler, 1938) (Three-striped scorpionfish) [3]
- Neomerinthe procurva L. C. Chen, 1981 (Curved-spine scorpionfish)
- Neomerinthe rufescens (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
References
- ↑ Motomura, H., Causse, R., Béarez, P. & Mishra, S.S. (2015): Redescription of the Indo-West Pacific scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896), a senior synonym of Scorpaena gibbifrons Fowler 1938, N. rotunda Chen 1981, and N. bathyperimensis Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002. Zootaxa, 4021 (4): 529-540.
- ↑ Motomura, H., Béarez, P. & Causse, R. (2011): Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of Neomerinthe. Cybium, 35 (1): 55-73.
- ↑ Motomura, H., Causse, R. & Béarez, P. (2016): Validity of a poorly known western Pacific scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler, 1938). Cybium, 40 (2): 109-113.
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