Symphysanodon
| Symphysanodon | |
|---|---|
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| Symphysanodon katayamai | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Symphysanodontidae Katayama, 1984 |
| Genus: | Symphysanodon Bleeker, 1878 |
Symphysanodon, also known as the slopefishes is a genus of small marine fishes. Most are found in the Indo-Pacific, but three species, S. berryi, S. mona, and S. octoactinus, are found in the Western Atlantic.[1] They are found on rocky reefs at depths of 50–700 m (160–2,300 ft). This genus is the only member of the family Symphysanodontidae.[1]
Description
The largest species of Symphysanodon can reach 20 cm (7.9 in) in length.[1] Their bodies are slender and compressed, with blunt snouts. They are red, pink, oranges or yellow in colour. The caudal fin is usually distinctively forked. The dorsal fins have 9 dorsal spines and 10 soft rays, whereas the anal fin has three anal spines and seven or eight soft rays.[2]
Species
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:
- Symphysanodon andersoni Kotthaus, 1974 (Buck-toothed slopefish) [3]
- Symphysanodon berryi W. D. Anderson, 1970 (Slope bass)
- Symphysanodon disii Khalaf & Krupp, 2008 (Disi’s slopefish)
- Symphysanodon katayamai W. D. Anderson, 1970 (Yellow-stripe slopefish)
- Symphysanodon maunaloae W. D. Anderson, 1970 (Long-tailed slopefish)
- Symphysanodon mona W. D. Anderson & V. G. Springer, 2005 (Akarnax slopefish)
- Symphysanodon octoactinus W. D. Anderson, 1970 (Insular slopefish)
- Symphysanodon parini W. D. Anderson & V. G. Springer, 2005 (Sala y Gómez slopefish)
- Symphysanodon pitondelafournaisei Quéro, Spitz & Vayne, 2009 (Réunion slopefish)
- Symphysanodon rhax W. D. Anderson & V. G. Springer, 2005 (Maldives slopefish)
- Symphysanodon typus Bleeker, 1878 (Insular shelfbeauty)
- Symphysanodon xanthopterygion W. D. Anderson & Bineesh, 2011 (Indian slopefish) [4]
References
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Symphysanodon in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ↑ Anderson, W.D. (2002). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic (PDF). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. 2. Charleston: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 1304–1307. ISBN 92-5-104826-6. ISSN 1020-6868.
- ↑ Anderson, W.D.Jr., Chesalin, M.V., Jawad, L.A. & Al Shajibi, S.R. (2015): Redescription of the percoid fish Symphysanodon andersoni Kotthaus (Symphysanodontidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean, based on the holotype and the second known specimen. Zootaxa, 4021 (3): 475-481.
- ↑ Anderson, W.D.Jr. & Bineesh, K.K. (2011): A new species of the perciform fish genus Symphysanodon (Symphysanodontidae) from the Arabian Sea off the southwestern coast of India. Zootaxa, 2966: 31-36.