Kanekonia

Updated on Dec 20, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Aploactinidae		Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes Rank Genus
Similar Paraploactis, Velvetfish, Scorpaeniformes

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

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Kanekonia florida S. Tanaka (I), 1915

Kanekonia leichhardti J. W. Johnson, 2013 (Leichhardt's Velvetfish)

Kanekonia pelta Poss, 1982

Kanekonia queenslandica Whitley, 1952 (Deep velvetfish)

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