Mesovagus
Mesovagus is a genus of rattails found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1]
Mesovagus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Macrouridae |
Subfamily: | Macrourinae |
Genus: | Mesovagus Nakayama & Endo, 2016 [1] |
Type species | |
Mesobius berryi Hubbs & Iwamoto 1977 | |
Synonyms | |
Mesobius Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977 (homonym) [1] |
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
- Mesovagus antipodum (C. L. Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977) (Bathypelagic rattail)
- Mesovagus berryi (C. L. Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977) (Berry's grenadier)
References
- Nakayama, N. & Endo, H. (2016): Mesovagus, a replacement name for the grenadier genus Mesobius Hubbs and Iwamoto 1977 (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Macrouridae), a junior homonym of Mesobius Chamberlin 1951 (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae). Ichthyological Research, 64 (1): 120–122.
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