Cymbacephalus
| Cymbacephalus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Crocodile Fish (C. beauforti) | |
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| Northern Rock Flathead (C. staigeri) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Platycephalidae |
| Genus: | Cymbacephalus Fowler, 1938 |
Cymbacephalus is a genus of flatheads native to the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Cymbacephalus beauforti (L. W. Knapp, 1973) (Crocodile fish)
- Cymbacephalus bosschei (Bleeker, 1860) (Small-eyed flathead)
- Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus (Günther, 1860) (Fringe-eyed flathead)
- Cymbacephalus staigeri (Castelnau, 1875) (Northern rock flathead)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Cymbacephalus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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