Rabaulichthys

Rabaulichthys is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae with four species, ranging sizes from 6 to 6.4 cm long, all of which are found in areas including the Western Central Pacific, Western Pacific, Northwest Pacific, and Western Indian Ocean.

Rabaulichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Anthiinae
Genus: Rabaulichthys
Allen, 1984
Type species
Rabaulichthys altipinnis
Allen, 1984[1]

Etymology

The genus is named after the town of Rabaul in New Britain, Papua New Guinea, which is best known as the site of a 1942 battle between Japanese and Allied forces in WW2.[2]

Species
  • Rabaulichthys altipinnis Allen, 1984 (Sailfin anthias)
  • Rabaulichthys squirei Randall & Walsh, 2010
  • Rabaulichthys stigmaticus Randall & Pyle, 1989 (Spotfin anthias)
  • Rabaulichthys suzukii Masuda & Randall, 2001[3][4]

References
  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Rabaulichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. Allen, G.R. (1984) A new genus and species of anthiid fish from Papua New Guinea. Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie, 11 (2), 47–50.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rabaulichthys Allen, 1984". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. "Fish Identification". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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