Rexea

Rexea
Rexea bengalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Gempylidae
Genus: Rexea
Waite, 1911
Type species
Rexea furcifera
Waite, 1911
Synonyms

Jordanidia Snyder, 1911

Rexea is a genus of snake mackerels found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. It feeds on fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rexea prometheoides (Bleeker, 1856)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rexea". FishBase. April 2013 version.