Pervagor
Pervagor is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
| Pervagor | |
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| Pervagor janthinosoma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Pervagor Whitley, 1930 |
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pervagor alternans (J. D. Ogilby, 1899) (Yelloweye filefish)
- Pervagor aspricaudus (Hollard, 1854) (Orangetail filefish)
- Pervagor janthinosoma (Bleeker, 1854) (Blackbar filefish)
- Pervagor marginalis Hutchins, 1986
- Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) (Redtail filefish)
- Pervagor nigrolineatus (Herre, 1927) (Black-lined filefish)
- Pervagor randalli Hutchins, 1986
- Pervagor spilosoma (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839) (Fantail filefish)
References
- Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
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