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Ostichthys

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
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Chordata

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Ostichthys

Genus
  
OstichthysG. Cuvier, 1829

Ostichthys is a genus of fish in the family Holocentridae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

  • Ostichthys acanthorhinus J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 (Spiny-snout soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys archiepiscopus (Valenciennes, 1862) (Straight-head soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys brachygnathus J. E. Randall & R. F. Myers, 1993 (Short-jaw soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys convexus D. W. Greenfield, J. E. Randall & Psomadakis, 2017 (Round-head soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys daniela D. W. Greenfield, J. E. Randall & Psomadakis, 2017 (Daniela's soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys delta J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 (Red-coat soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys hypsipterygion J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 (High-fin soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys japonicus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Japanese soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys kaianus (Günther, 1880) (Deep-water soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys ovaloculus J. E. Randall & Wrobel, 1988 (Oval-eye soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys sandix J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 (Vermilion soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys sheni J. P. Chen, K. T. Shao & H. K. Mok, 1990 (Shen's soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys sufensis Golani, 1984 (Red Sea soldierfish)
  • Ostichthys trachypoma (Günther, 1859) (Big-eye soldierfish)
  • References

    Ostichthys Wikipedia


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