Hoplichthys

Updated on Dec 28, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes		Class Actinopterygii Rank Genus

Family Hoplichthyidae Kaup, 1873 Similar Armoured flathead, Scorpaeniformes, Ereuniidae, Bembridae, Ard searobin

Hoplichthys is a genus of fishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This genus is the only member of the family Hoplichthyidae.

Species

There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus:

Hoplichthys acanthopleurus Regan, 1908

Hoplichthys citrinus C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Lemon ghost flathead)

Hoplichthys fasciatus Matsubara, 1937

Hoplichthys filamentosus Matsubara & Ochiai, 1950 (Long-ray ghost flathead)

Hoplichthys gilberti D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908

Hoplichthys gregoryi (Fowler, 1938)

Hoplichthys haswelli McCulloch, 1907 (Armoured flathead)

Hoplichthys imamurai Nagano, McGrouther & Yabe, 2013 (Imamura's ghost flathead)

Hoplichthys langsdorfii G. Cuvier, 1829

Hoplichthys mcgroutheri Nagano, Imamura & Yabe, 2014 (McGrouther's ghost flathead)

Hoplichthys mimaseanus Nagano, Endo & Yabe, 2013

Hoplichthys ogilbyi McCulloch, 1914 (Ogilby's ghost flathead)

Hoplichthys pectoralis (Fowler, 1943)

Hoplichthys platophrys C. H. Gilbert, 1905

Hoplichthys prosemion (Fowler, 1938)

Hoplichthys regani D. S. Jordan, 1908 (Ghost flathead)

Hoplichthys smithi (Fowler, 1938)

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