Mendosoma
Genus of fishes
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Mendosoma is a genus of marine ray finned fish belonging to the family Latridae, the trumpeters.
| Mendosoma | |
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| Real bastard trumpeter (Mendosoma lineatum) at The Sisters, Tasman Peninsula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Latridae |
| Genus: | Mendosoma Guichenot, 1848 |
Taxonomy
Mendosoma was first formally described in 1848 by the French zoologist Alphonse Guichenot.
Some authorities consider the genus Mendosoma to be monotypic,[1] but others recognise three species within the genus:[2]
- Mendosoma caerulescens Guichenot, 1848
- Mendosoma fernandezianum Guichenot 1848
- Mendosoma lineatum Guichenot, 1848
Both M. caerulescens and M. fernandezianum have been considered nomina dubia in the past.[3]
The generic name, Mendosoma, was created by combining the word méndola, a Spanish name for the blotched picarel (Spicara maena), and soma meaning "body", referring to the similarity in body shape between M. lineatum and S. maena.[4]