Neochirus
| Neochirus | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Pteroinae |
| Genus: | Neochirus Chou, Liu & Liao, 2023 |
Neochirus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes.
Taxonomy
The genus Neochirus includes species from the genus Dendrochirus. In 2023, Dendrochirus was found to not be a monophyletic group, so Neochirus was erected to rectify that.
Species
Species in Neochirus include:
| Species | Common name |
|---|---|
| Neochirus barberi
(Steindachner, 1900) |
Hawaiian lionfish |
| Neochirus bella
(D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925) |
Bricked firefish |
| Neochirus brachyptera
(G. Cuvier, 1829) |
Shortfin turkeyfish |
| Neochirus hemprichi
Matsunuma, Motomura & Bogorodsky, 2017 |
Red Sea dwarf lionfish |
| Neochirus tuamotuensis | Tuamotu's dwarf lionfish |