Bleekeria (fish)
Appearance
Bleekeria | |
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Bleekeria kallolepis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachiniformes |
Family: | Ammodytidae |
Genus: | Bleekeria Günther, 1862 |
Bleekeria is a genus of sand lances native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
- Bleekeria estuaria J. E. Randall & H. Ida, 2014 [1]
- Bleekeria kallolepis Günther, 1862
- Bleekeria mitsukurii D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902
- Bleekeria murtii K. K. Joshi, Zacharia & P. Kanthan, 2012 [2]
- Bleekeria profunda J. E. Randall & H. Ida, 2014 [1]
- Bleekeria viridianguilla Fowler, 1931
References
[edit]- ^ a b Randall, J.E. & Ida, H. (2014): Three new species of sand lances (Perciformes: Ammodytidae) from the southwest Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 12: 1-11.
- ^ Joshi, K.K., Zacharia, P.U. & Kanthan, P. (2012): Description of a new sand lance species, Bleekeria murtii (Perciformes: Ammodytidae) from India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 59 (2): 101-107.