Ichthyscopus is a genus of stargazers from the family Uranoscopidae. They are ambush predators from the western Indo-Pacific region.
Ichthyscopus | |
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Ichthyscopus lebeck | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Uranoscopidae |
Genus: | Ichthyscopus Swainson, 1839[1] |
Type species | |
Uranoscopus inermis Cuvier 1829
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Synonyms | |
Anema Günther, 1860 |
Species
editThe following species are classified as members of the genus Ichthyscopus:[2]
- Ichthyscopus barbatus Mees, 1960
- Ichthyscopus fasciatus Haysom, 1957
- Ichthyscopus insperatus Mees, 1960
- Ichthyscopus lebeck (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Ichthyscopus malacopterus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
- Ichthyscopus nigripinnis Gomon & Johnson, 1999
- Ichthyscopus sannio Whitley, 1936
- Ichthyscopus spinosus Mees, 1960
References
edit- ^ Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Ichthyscopus Swainson, 1839". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ichthyscopus". FishBase. February 2018 version.