Trachinops
Genus of fishes
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Trachinops, the hulafishes, is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Plesiopidae, the longfins or roundheads.
| Trachinops | |
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| Trachinops taeniatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Plesiopidae |
| Subfamily: | Plesiopinae |
| Genus: | Trachinops Günther, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Trachinops taeniatus Günther, 1861 | |
Species
There are four recognised species in the genus:[1]
- Trachinops brauni Allen, 1977 (Bluelined hulafish)
- Trachinops caudimaculatus McCoy, 1890 (Southern hulafish)
- Trachinops noarlungae Glover, 1974 (Yellowhead hulafish)
- Trachinops taeniatus Günther, 1861 ( Eastern hulafish)