Otolithoides

Small genus of marine ray-finned fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Otolithoides is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. The two recognised species in the genus are found in the Indo-West Pacific region.

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Otolithoides
Bronze croaker (Otolithoides biauritus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Otolithoides
Fowler, 1933
Type species
Otolithus biauritus
Cantor, 1849
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Pama Fowler, 1933
  • Sciaenoides Blyth, 1860
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Species

Otolithoides contains two described, recognised species:[2]

  • Otolithoides biauritus Cantor, 1849 (Bronze croaker)
  • Otolithoides pama Hamilton, 1822 (Pama croaker)

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