Sorsogona

Sorsogona
Tuberculated flathead (S. tuberculata)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Family: Platycephalidae
Genus: Sorsogona
Herre, 1934
Type species
Sorsogona serrulata
Herre, 1934

Sorsogona is a genus of flatheads native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

Sorsogona is recognised by Fishbase but, apparently, does not include the type species, Sorsogona serrulata, as a species within it. Catalog of Fishes treats this genus as a synonym of Ratabulus.

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Sorsogona". FishBase. February 2022 version.
  2. ↑ Sorsogona melanoptera A new Flathead fish from the northern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) by Leslie W. Knapp and Thosaporn Wongratana Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100:381-385 (1987)i. 1987.
  3. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Platycephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Sorsogona". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 July 2022.