Verilus
Verilus is a genus of fish in the family Acropomatidae found in the Atlantic.
| Verilus | |
|---|---|
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| Verilus sordidus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acropomatidae |
| Genus: | Verilus Poey, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Verilus sordidus Poey, 1860[1] | |
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Verilus pseudomicrolepis (Schultz, 1940)
- Verilus sordidus Poey, 1860
- Verilus starnesi Yamanoue, 2016[3]
Taxonomy
Some authorities merge this genus with Neoscombrops[3] and Apogonops but Fishbase treats them as separate genera.[2]
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Verilus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Verilus in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- Yamanoue, Y. (2016). "Revision of the genus Verilus (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with a description of a new species". Journal of Fish Biology. 89 (5): 2375–2398. doi:10.1111/jfb.13124. PMID 27607481. Abstract
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