Larimus
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| Larimus | |
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| Larimus breviceps | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | Larimus Cuvier, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Larimus breviceps Cuvier, 1830[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Larimus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the croakers and drums. These fishes are found in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans.
Larimus was first proposed as monospecific genus in 1830 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier when he described Larimus breviceps[1] from Brazil and the Dominican Republic.[2] This genus, along with Nebris, has been placed in the subfamily Lariminae by some workers,[3] but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Sciaenidae which it places in the order Acanthuriformes.[4]
Etymology
Species
Larimus has six extant valid species classified within it:[6]
- Larimus acclivis Jordan & Bristol, 1898 (Steeplined drum)
- Larimus argenteus (Gill, 1863) (Silver drum)
- Larimus breviceps Cuvier, 1830 (Shorthead drum)
- Larimus effulgens Gilbert, 1898 (Shining drum)
- Larimus fasciatus Holbrook, 1855 (Banded drum)
- Larimus pacificus Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (Pacific drum)
A seventh species, Larimus gulosus is considered to be a valid species by some authorities,[2] but as a synonym of L. pacificus by others.[7]
There are also at least three extinct species classified within the genus:[8]
- †Larimus angosturae Aguilera, Shwarzhans & Béarez, 2016
- †Larimus humboldti Aguilera, Shwarzhans & Béarez, 2016
- †Larimus pandus Aguilera, Shwarzhans & Béarez, 2016