Steeneichthys

Steeneichthys is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Plesiopidae, the longfins or roundheads.

Steeneichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Plesiopidae
Subfamily: Plesiopinae
Genus: Steeneichthys
Allen & Randall, 1985
Type species
Steeneichthys plesiopsus
Allen & Randall, 1985[1]

Species

There are two recognised species in the genus:[2]

  • Steeneichthys nativitatus Allen, 1987 (Christmas longfin)
  • Steeneichthys plesiopsus Allen & Randall, 1985 (Steene's prettyfin)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Steeneichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Steeneichthys in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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