Gephyroberyx is a genus of fishes in the slimehead family.

Gephyroberyx
Big roughy (G. japonicus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Gephyroberyx
Boulenger, 1902
Species

1-2, see text

Species edit

Once, three species were placed in this genus, but Gephyroberyx philippinus is now considered to be a synonym of G. darwinii.[1][2] Based on broadly overlapping morphological features, G. japonicus should also be regarded a synonym of G. darwinii,[2][3] but both are recognized as valid species by FishBase:[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Gephyroberyx philippinus. FishBase. 2013.
  2. ^ a b Kim, B.J., Go, Y.B., and Imamura, H. (2004). First record of the Trachichthyid Fish, Gephyroberyx darwinii (Teleostei: Beryciformes) from Korea. Korean J. Ichthyol. 16(1): 9-12.
  3. ^ Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Gephyroberyx darwinii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e.T16449531A16509807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16449531A16509807.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Gephyroberyx in FishBase. May 2016 version.