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Kelpfish

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Kelpfishes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chironemidae
Genera

Chironemus
Threpterius
See text for species.

The kelpfishes are a family of perciform fishes, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.

The name is from Greek cheir meaning "hands" and nema meaning "thread".

There are six species in two genera:

  • Genus Chironemus
    • Chironemus bicornis (Steindachner, 1898)
    • Chironemus delfini (Porter, 1914)
    • Tasselled kelpfish, Chironemus georgianus Cuvier, 1829
    • Large kelpfish, Chironemus marmoratus Günther, 1860
    • Chironemus microlepis Waite, 1916
  • Genus Threpterius
    • Silver spot, Threpterius maculosus Richardson, 1850

[edit] References

  • "Chironemidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.

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