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Ariomma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Stromateoidei

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Scientific name
  
Ariomma

Rank
  
Genus

Ariomma httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Family
  
Ariommatidae Haedrich, 1967

Similar
  
Ariommatidae, Perciformes, Ariomma melanum, Cubiceps, Stromateoidei

Ariomma is a genus of deepwater, marine perciform fishes. Members of this genus are found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Several members of this genus are of commercial importance as food fish. This genus is currently the only known genus in its family.

Species

Currently, the 9 recognized species in this genus are:

  • Ariomma bondi Fowler, 1930 (silver-rag driftfish)
  • Ariomma brevimanum (Klunzinger, 1884)
  • Ariomma dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1930)
  • Ariomma helena Trunov, 1976
  • Ariomma indicum (F. Day, 1871) (Indian driftfish)
  • Ariomma luridum D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904 (ariommid)
  • Ariomma melanum (Ginsburg, 1954) (Brown driftfish)
  • Ariomma parini Piotrovsky, 1987 (Parin's ariomma)
  • Ariomma regulus (Poey, 1868) (spotted driftfish)

    • References

    Ariomma Wikipedia
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