Micrometrus
Appearance
Micrometrus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Embiotocidae |
Genus: | Micrometrus Gibbons, 1854 |
Type species | |
Cymatogaster minimus Gibbons, 1854
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Micrometrus is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Micrometrus aurora (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880) (Reef perch)
- Micrometrus minimus (Gibbons, 1854) (Dwarf perch)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Micrometrus". FishBase. April 2013 version.