| Cololabis | |
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| Cololabis saira | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Scomberesocidae |
| Genus: |
Cololabis T. N. Gill, 1896 |
| Type species | |
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Scombresox brevirostris | |
Cololabis is a genus of sauries found in the eastern and northern Pacific Ocean. The name is derived from the Greek word kolos, meaning 'short', and the Latin word labis, meaning ' forceps', referring to the short beak of the type species Scombresox brevirostris. [2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [3]
- Cololabis adocetus J. E. Böhlke, 1951 (Saury)
- Cololabis saira Brevoort, 1856 ( Pacific saury)
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Cololabis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cololabis in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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| Cololabis | |
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| Cololabis saira | |
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Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Scomberesocidae |
| Genus: |
Cololabis T. N. Gill, 1896 |
| Type species | |
|
Scombresox brevirostris | |
Cololabis is a genus of sauries found in the eastern and northern Pacific Ocean. The name is derived from the Greek word kolos, meaning 'short', and the Latin word labis, meaning ' forceps', referring to the short beak of the type species Scombresox brevirostris. [2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [3]
- Cololabis adocetus J. E. Böhlke, 1951 (Saury)
- Cololabis saira Brevoort, 1856 ( Pacific saury)
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Cololabis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cololabis in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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| This order Beloniformes related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |