Caristius

Caristius
Manefish (C. macropus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Caristiidae
Genus: Caristius
T. N. Gill & H. M. Smith, 1905
Type species
Caristius japonicus
T. N. Gill & H. M. Smith, 1905

Caristius is a genus of manefishes native to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Caristius in FishBase. August 2013 version.
  2. 1 2 Kukuev, E.I., Parin, N.V. & Trunov, I.A. (2012): Materials for the Revision of the Family Caristiidae (Perciformes). 2. Manefishes from the East Atlantic (Redescription of Platyberyx opalescens Zugmayer and Description of Two New Species Platyberyx mauli sp. n. and Caristius andriashevi sp. n.). Journal of Ichthyology, 52 (3): 185-199.
  3. 1 2 3 Stevenson, D.E. & Kenaley, C.P. (2013): Revision of the Manefish Genera Caristius and Platyberyx (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Caristiidae), with Descriptions of Five New Species. Copeia, 2013 (3): 415-434.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Kukuev, E.I., Parin, N.V. & Trunov, I.A. (2013): Materials for the Revision of the Family Caristiidae (Perciformes): 3. Manefishes (Genus Caristius) from Moderate Warm Waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with a Description of Three New Species from the Southeast Atlantic (C. barsukovi sp.n., C. litvinovi sp.n., C. walvisensis sp. n.) . Journal of Ichthyology, 53 (8): 541-561.
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