Cocotropus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Aploactinidae		Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes Rank Genus

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Cocotropus is a genus of velvetfishes native to the Indian and western Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

Cocotropus altipinnis Waite, 1903 (Highfin velvetfish)

Cocotropus astakhovi Prokofiev, 2010

Cocotropus dermacanthus (Bleeker, 1852)

Cocotropus echinatus (Cantor, 1849)

Cocotropus eksae Prokofiev, 2010

Cocotropus izuensis Imamura, Aizawa & G. Shinohara, 2010

Cocotropus keramaensis Imamura & G. Shinohara, 2003

Cocotropus larvatus Poss & G. R. Allen, 1987 (Ghost velvetfish)

Cocotropus masudai Matsubara, 1943

Cocotropus microps J. W. Johnson, 2004 (Patchwork velvetfish)

Cocotropus monacanthus (Gilchrist, 1906) (Roughskin scorpionfish)

Cocotropus possi Imamura & G. Shinohara, 2008

Cocotropus richeri R. Fricke, 2004

Cocotropus roseomaculatus Imamura & G. Shinohara, 2004

Cocotropus roseus F. Day, 1875

Cocotropus steinitzi Eschmeyer & Dor, 1978

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