Phaeoptyx
Phaeoptyx is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.
| Phaeoptyx | |
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| Phaeoptyx conklini | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Kurtiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Apogoninae |
| Genus: | Phaeoptyx T. H. Fraser & C. R. Robins, 1970 |
| Type species | |
| Amia conklini Silvester, 1915 | |
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Phaeoptyx conklini (Silvester, 1915) (freckled cardinalfish)
- Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey, 1860) (dusky cardinalfish)
- Phaeoptyx xenus (J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968) (sponge cardinalfish)
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References
- Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014): Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.
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