Beliops

Beliops is a genus of ray-finned fish from the longfin family Plesiopidae. They are found in the western Pacific Ocean in Australia and the Philippines.

Beliops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Plesiopidae
Subfamily: Acanthoclininae
Genus: Beliops
Hardy, 1985
Type species
Beliops xanthokrossos
Hardy, 1985[1]

Species

There are currently two recognised species:[2]

  • Beliops batanensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990 (Batan longfin)
  • Beliops xanthokrossos Hardy, 1985 (Southern longfin)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Beliops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Beliops in FishBase. April 2018 version.
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