Paracentropogon
P. rubripinnis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Tetraroginae
Genus: Paracentropogon
Bleeker, 1876
Type species
Apistus longispinis
Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms[1]

Paracentropogon is a genus of ray-finned fishes, waspfishes belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives, These fish are found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

Taxonomy

Paracentropogon was originally described as a genus in 1876 by the Dutch herpetologist and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker with Apistus longispinis designated as its type species.[1] Apistus longispinis was described by Georges Cuvier in 1829 from Ambon Island.[2] This genus is included in the subfamily Tetraroginae within the Scorpaenidae in the 5th edition of Fishes of the World[3] however other authorities place that subfamily within the stonefish family Synanceiidae,[1] while other authorities classify this subfamily as a family in its own right.[4] The genus name Paracentropogon refers to this genus's close relationship to Centropogon.[5]

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[4]

Some authorities consider it likely that P. vespa is a junior synonym of P. longispinis.[6]

Characteristics

Paracentropogon is characterised by having the body covered in small scales, there is a single spine and 4 soft rays in the pelvic fins. The first spines in the dorsal spine do not form a separate fin and there are no cirri or papillae on the body. The dorsal fin origin is in front of the rear margin of the orbit. There are 14 or 15 spines in the dorsal fin. These fishes do not have teeth on the palatine.[7] The largest species in this genus of small fishes is P. longispinis which has a maximum published total length of 13 cm (5.1 in).[4]

Distribution

Paracentropogon waspfishes are found in the Indo-Pacific region from India eastwards.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Tetraroginae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paracentropogonb". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ↑ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 468–475. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Paracentropogon in FishBase. February 2022 version.
  5. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (10 March 2022). "Order Perciformes (Part 10): Suborder Scorpaenoidei: Families Apistidae, Tetrarogidae, Synanceiidae, Aploacrinidae, Perryenidae, Eschmeyeridae, Pataceidae, Gnathanacanthidae, Congiopodidae and Zanclorhynchidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Bray, D.J. (2021). "Paracentropogon vespa". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Sirikanya Chungthanawong; Hiroyuki Motomura (2021). "Review of the waspfish genus Neocentropogon (Tetrarogidae), with a key to genera in the family". Ichthyological Research. 68: 404–425. doi:10.1007/s10228-020-00796-w.
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