Parascolopsis

Parascolopsis is a genus of threadfin breams native to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Parascolopsis
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Parascolopsis

Boulenger, 1901
Type species
Parascolopsis townsendi
Boulenger, 1901
Synonyms
  • Parascolopsoides J. L. B. Smith, 1953

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Parascolopsis aspinosa (Manikyala Rao & Srinivasa Rao, 1981) (smooth dwarf monocle bream)
  • Parascolopsis baranesi B. C. Russell & Golani, 1993
  • Parascolopsis boesemani (Manikyala Rao & Srinivasa Rao, 1981) (redfin dwarf monocle bream)
  • Parascolopsis capitinis B. C. Russell, 1996
  • Parascolopsis eriomma (D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1909) (rosy dwarf monocle bream)
  • Parascolopsis inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (unarmed dwarf monocle bream)
  • Parascolopsis melanophrys B. C. Russell & P. K. Chin, 1996 (dwarf monocle bream)
  • Parascolopsis qantasi B. C. Russell & Gloerfelt-Tarp, 1984 (slender dwarf monocle bream)
  • Parascolopsis rufomaculatus B. C. Russell, 1986 (red-spot dwarf monocle bream)
  • Parascolopsis tanyactis B. C. Russell, 1986 (long-rayed dwarf monocle bream)
  • Parascolopsis tosensis (Kamohara, 1938) (Tosa dwarf monocle bream)
  • Parascolopsis townsendi Boulenger, 1901 (scaly dwarf monocle bream)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Parascolopsis in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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