Brachypterois
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Brachypterois serrulata | |
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Genus: | Brachypterois Fowler, 1938
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Brachypterois serrulifer Fowler, 1938
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Brachypterois is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Brachypterois curvispina Matsunuma, M. Sakurai & Motomura, 2013[2]
- Brachypterois serrulata (J. Richardson, 1846) (Sawcheek Scorpionfish)
- Brachypterois serrulifer Fowler, 1938[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Brachypterois". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ a b c Matsunuma, M., Sakurai, M. & Motomura, H. (2013): Revision of the Indo-West Pacific genus Brachypterois (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), with description of a new species from northeastern Australia. Zootaxa, 3693 (4): 401–440.