Emmelichthys

Emmelichthys
Cape bonnetmouth (E. nitidus nitidus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Emmelichthyidae
Genus: Emmelichthys
J. Richardson, 1845
Type species
Emmelichthys nitidus
J. Richardson, 1845

Emmelichthys is a genus of fish in the family Emmelichthyidae, the rovers.

Species

There are seven species in the genus, including one newly described in 2014:[1]

Timeline

Quaternary Neogene Paleogene Holocene Pleist. Miocene Oligocene Eocene Paleocene Quaternary Neogene Paleogene Holocene Pleist. Miocene Oligocene Eocene Paleocene

References

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  1. ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Species List: Emmelichthys. FishBase. 2014.
  2. ↑ Fricke, R., Golani, D. & Appelbaum-Golani, B. (2014): Emmelichthys marisrubri, a new rover from the southern Red Sea (Teleostei: Emmelichthyidae). Cybium 38(2): 83-87'.
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