Hapalogenys
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| Broad-banded Velvetchin (H. analis) | |
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| Family: | Hapalogenyidae V. G. Springer & Raasch, 1965
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| Genus: | Hapalogenys J. Richardson, 1844
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| Hapalogenys nitens J. Richardson, 1844
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Hapalogenys is the only genus in the family Hapalogenyidae, the barbeled grunters,. The species of this genus are found in depths between 30 and 230 m in coastal areas and river mouths from the shores of southern Japan to the Bay of Bengal and Northwestern Australia.[1]
Recent studies have shown they are closely related to the family Lobotidae.[2]
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1][3]
- Hapalogenys analis J. Richardson, 1845 (Broadbanded velvetchin)
- Hapalogenys bengalensis Mohapatra, D. Ray & Kumar, 2013[3]
- Hapalogenys dampieriensis Iwatsuki & B. C. Russell, 2006 (Australian striped velvetchin)
- Hapalogenys filamentosus Iwatsuki & B. C. Russell, 2006 (Philippine dark velvetchin)
- Hapalogenys kishinouyei H. M. Smith & T. E. B. Pope, 1906 (Lined javelinfish)
- Hapalogenys merguiensis Iwatsuki, Satapoomin & Amaoka, 2000 (Mergui velvetchin)
- Hapalogenys nigripinnis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Short barbeled velvetchin)
- Hapalogenys sennin Iwatsuki & Nakabo, 2005 (Long barbeled grunter)
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Hapalogenys in FishBase. May 2018 version.
- ^ Jeffrey M. Leis & Anthony C. Gill: Tigerfishes, Tripletails, and Velvetchins form a clade: Morphological evidence from adults and larvae.
- ^ a b Mohapatra, A., Ray, D. & Kumar, V. (2013): A new fish species of the Genus Hapalogenys (Perciformes: Hapalogenyidae) from the Bay of Bengal, India. Zootaxa, 3718 (4): 367–377.
External links
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- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Hapalogenyidae" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- World Register of Marine Species: Hapalogenys
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