Maxillicosta

Updated on Dec 27, 2024

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

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Maxillicosta is a genus of gurnard scorpionfishes native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

Maxillicosta lopholepis Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 (Bigeye gurnard perch)

Maxillicosta meridianus Motomura, Last & M. F. Gomon, 2006 (Southern gurnard perch)

Maxillicosta raoulensis Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 (Red little gurnard perch)

Maxillicosta reticulata (F. de Buen, 1961)

Maxillicosta scabriceps Whitley, 1935 (Little gurnard perch)

Maxillicosta whitleyi Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 (Whitley's scorpionfish)

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