Callaus
Callaus is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. The genus is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of western South America.
| Callaus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | Callaus Jordan, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Corvina deliciosa | |
Species
Callaus has 2 species classified within it, one of which is extinct:
- †Callaus cubaguanus Aguilera, Schwarzhans & Béarez, 2016[2]
- Callaus deliciosa Tschudi, 1846 (Lorna drum)[3]
† means exctinct
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Sciaenidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- Orangel A. Aguilera; Werner Schwarzhans; Philippe Béarez (2016). "Otoliths of the Sciaenidae from the Neogene of tropical America". Palaeo Ichthyologica. 14: 7–90.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Callaus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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