Verilus

Verilus is a genus of fish in the family Acropomatidae found in the Atlantic.

Verilus
Verilus sordidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acropomatidae
Genus: Verilus
Poey, 1860
Type species
Verilus sordidus
Poey, 1860[1]

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[2]

Taxonomy

Some authorities merge this genus with Neoscombrops[3] and Apogonops but Fishbase treats them as separate genera.[2]

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Verilus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Verilus in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. Yamanoue, Y. (2016). "Revision of the genus Verilus (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with a description of a new species". Journal of Fish Biology. 89 (5): 2375–2398. doi:10.1111/jfb.13124. Abstract


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