Labracoglossa

Genus of fishes

Labracoglossa
Labracoglossa argentiventris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Subfamily: Scorpidinae
Genus: Labracoglossa
W. K. H. Peters, 1866
Type species
Labracoglossa argenteiventris
W. K. H. Peters, 1866

Labracoglossa is a genus of sea chubs native to the western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species

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

  • Labracoglossa argenteiventris W. K. H. Peters, 1866
  • Labracoglossa nitida McCulloch & Waite, 1916 (Blue knifefish)

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Labracoglossa". FishBase. August 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Labracoglossa


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