Orthopristis

Orthopristis
Temporal range: Middle Eocene–present
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Haemulidae
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Orthopristis
Girard, 1858
Type species
Orthopristis duplex
Girard, 1858
Synonyms
  • Evapristis D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
  • Lepidopristis Fowler, 1944
  • Lepthaemulon Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1923
  • Pristocantharus T. N. Gill, 1862
  • Allomorone Frizzell and Dante, 1965

Orthopristis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to family Haemulidae. They are found in the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.[1]

Species

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The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

The extinct species O. burlesonis (formerly Allomorone burlesonis Frizzell and Dante, 1965) is known from otoliths from the Middle Eocene of the southern United States.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Orthopristis". FishBase. August 2013 version.
  2. ^ "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  3. ^ "Roncador-Sul-Americano (Orthopristis scapularis)". BioDiversity4All (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  4. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  5. ^ Lin, Chien-Hsiang; Nolf, Dirk (2022-04-20). "Middle and late Eocene fish otoliths from the eastern and southern USA". European Journal of Taxonomy. 814: 1–122. doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.814.1745. ISSN 2118-9773.