Kanekonia
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Kanekonia queenslandica | |
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Genus: | Kanekonia S. Tanaka (I), 1915
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Kanekonia florida S. Tanaka (I), 1915
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Kanekonia is a genus of velvetfishes native to the western Pacific and eastern Indian oceans.[1]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Kanekonia florida S. Tanaka (I), 1915
- Kanekonia leichhardti J. W. Johnson, 2013 (Leichhardt's Velvetfish)[2]
- Kanekonia pelta Poss, 1982
- Kanekonia queenslandica Whitley, 1952 (Deep velvetfish)
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Kanekonia". FishBase. December 2013 version.
- ^ a b Johnson, J.W. (2013): Kanekonia leichhardti, a new species of velvetfish (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Aploactinidae) from the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature, 58: 397-410.