Puneet Varma (Editor)

Roa (genus)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Roa

Higher classification
  
Butterflyfish

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Chaetodontidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Roa (genus) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Roa is a genus of butterflyfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

  • Roa australis Kuiter, 2004 (Triple-banded butterflyfish)
  • Roa excelsa (D. S. Jordan, 1921) (Hawaiian gold-barred butterflyfish)
  • Roa jayakari (Norman, 1939) (Indian golden-barred butterflyfish)

    • References

    Roa (genus) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA