Thysanophrys

Thysanophrys
Longsnout Flathead (T. chiltonae)
Tasselsnout Flathead (T. cirronasa)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Platycephalidae
Genus: Thysanophrys
J. D. Ogilby, 1898

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

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Thysanophrys in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Knapp, L. W. (2013): Descriptions of four new species of Thysanophrys (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3608 (2): 127–136.
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