Haemulopsis

Haemulopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Haemulidae
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Haemulopsis
Steindachner, 1868
Type species
Haemulon corvinaeforme
Steindachner, 1868
Species

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Haemulopsis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and, mainly, to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

All of these apart from H. corvinaeformis, which is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Haemulidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Haemulopsis". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Haemulopsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 April 2021.