Peristedion

Peristedion
Peristedion gracile
Peristedion miniatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Peristediidae
Genus: Peristedion
Lacépède, 1801

Peristedion is a genus of fish in the family Peristediidae found in Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific.

Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ono, M. & Kawai, T. (2014): Review of Armored Searobins of the Genus Peristedion(Teleostei: Peristediidae) in Japanese Waters. Species Diversity, 19: 117-131.
  2. Kawai, T. (2016): Peristedion richardsi sp. nov. (Actinopterygii: Teleostei: Peristediidae) from Indonesian waters, with synonymy between Peristedion riversandersoni Alcock, 1894 and Peristedion nierstraszi Weber, 1913. Zootaxa, 4171 (2): 335-346.
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