Peprilus
Peprilus is a genus of fish in the family Stromateidae found in Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
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| Peprilus paru | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Stromateidae |
| Genus: | Peprilus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Stromateus longipinnis Mitchill, 1815 | |
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Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:
- Peprilus burti Fowler, 1944 (Gulf butterfish)
- Peprilus crenulatus G. Cuvier, 1829 [1]
- Peprilus medius (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Pacific harvestfish)
- Peprilus ovatus Horn, 1970 (Shining butterfish)
- Peprilus paru (Linnaeus, 1758) (American harvestfish)
- Peprilus simillimus (Ayres, 1860) (Pacific pompano)
- Peprilus snyderi C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Salema butterfish)
- Peprilus triacanthus (W. Peck, 1804) (Atlantic butterfish)
- Peprilus xanthurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) [1]
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References
- Marceniuk, A.P., Caires, R., Siccha-Ramirez, R. & Oliveira, C. (2016): Review of the harvestfishes, genus Peprilus (Perciformes: Stromateidae), of the Atlantic coast of South America. Zootaxa, 4098 (2): 311–332.
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