Glossolepis
Glossolepis | |
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Glossolepis incisus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
Subfamily: | Melanotaeniinae |
Genus: | Glossolepis M. C. W. Weber, 1907 |
Type species | |
Glossolepis incisus Weber, 1907 |
Glossolepis is a genus of rainbowfishes from New Guinea.
Species
[edit]There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Glossolepis dorityi G. R. Allen, 2001 (Doritys rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis incisa M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Red rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis kabia (Herre, 1935)
- Glossolepis leggetti G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1998 (Leggett's rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis maculosus G. R. Allen, 1981 (Spotted rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis multisquamata (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) (Sepik rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis pseudoincisa G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Tami River rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis ramuensis G. R. Allen, 1985 (Ramu rainbowfish)
- Glossolepis wanamensis G. R. Allen & Kailola, 1979 (Lake Wanam rainbowfish)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Glossolepis in FishBase. June 2012 version.