Rexea

Rexea is a genus of snake mackerels found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. It feeds on fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods. [1]

Rexea
Rexea bengalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Gempylidae
Genus: Rexea
Waite, 1911
Type species
Rexea furcifera
Waite, 1911
Synonyms

Jordanidia Snyder, 1911

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Rexea alisae C. D. Roberts & A. L. Stewart, 1997
  • Rexea antefurcata Parin, 1989 (Long-finned escolar)
  • Rexea bengalensis (Alcock, 1894) (Bengal escolar)
  • Rexea brevilineata Parin, 1989 (Short-lined escolar)
  • Rexea nakamurai Parin, 1989 (Nakamura's escolar)
  • Rexea prometheoides (Bleeker, 1856) (Royal escolar)
  • Rexea solandri (G. Cuvier, 1832) (Silver gemfish)
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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rexea prometheoides (Bleeker, 1856)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Rexea in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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