Crapatalus
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Crapatalus is a genus of southern sandfishes native to the coastal waters of Australia and New Zealand.[1]
| Crapatalus | |
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| C. novaezelandiae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Leptoscopidae |
| Genus: | Crapatalus Günther, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Crapatalus novaezelandiae Günther, 1861 | |
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Crapatalus angusticeps (F. W. Hutton, 1874) (Slender stargazer)
- Crapatalus munroi Last & Edgar, 1987 (Robust pygmy-stargazer)
- Crapatalus novaezelandiae Günther, 1861
