Denariusa

Denariusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Denariusa
Whitley, 1948
Type species
Denariusa bandata
Whitley, 1948

Denariusa is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. They are found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

This genus includes fish commonly known as pennyfish. The genus name was derived from the Roman denarius coin, in a similar vein to Ambassis.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ↑ "Denariusa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ↑ Bray, D.J. (2019). "Denariusa australis". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (10 February 2026). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Families AMBASSIDAE, GRAMMATIDAE, PLESIOPIDAE, OPISTOGNATHIDAE, POLYCENTRIDAE, EMBIOTOCIDAE and PHOLIDICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Denariusa". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 August 2026.