Pristigenys | |
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Pristigenys alta | |
Holotype of P. substriata: MNHN. [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Priacanthidae |
Genus: |
Pristigenys Agassiz, 1835 [1] |
Type species | |
†Chaetodon substriatus
Blainville, 1818
[2]
| |
Synonyms [3] | |
Pseudopriacanthus Bleeker, 1869 |
Pristigenys is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Priacanthidae. It contains five extant species and one extinct species, P. substriata, which is known from fossils found in the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. [4]
The extant species have been classified in the genus Pseudopriacanthus which both Fishbase and the Catalog of Fishes treat as a synonym of Pristigenys, [3] but recent work has argued that they should be separated based on numerous differences in the cranial region and the fins. [4] [5]
The following species are classified in the genus Pristigenys: [6] [4]
Pristigenys | |
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Pristigenys alta | |
Holotype of P. substriata: MNHN. [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Priacanthidae |
Genus: |
Pristigenys Agassiz, 1835 [1] |
Type species | |
†Chaetodon substriatus
Blainville, 1818
[2]
| |
Synonyms [3] | |
Pseudopriacanthus Bleeker, 1869 |
Pristigenys is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Priacanthidae. It contains five extant species and one extinct species, P. substriata, which is known from fossils found in the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. [4]
The extant species have been classified in the genus Pseudopriacanthus which both Fishbase and the Catalog of Fishes treat as a synonym of Pristigenys, [3] but recent work has argued that they should be separated based on numerous differences in the cranial region and the fins. [4] [5]
The following species are classified in the genus Pristigenys: [6] [4]