Kyphosidae
Also known as: Boquinhas, Pilotfishes, Piranjicas, Ruderbarsche, Steuerbarsche, chopas, kyphoses, kyphosids
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Perciformes |
| Family | Kyphosidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 14 |
| Species records held | 77 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 136 |
| GBIF key | 4279 |
Genera in Kyphosidae
- Girella — 26 species: Girella albostriata, Girella carbonaria, Girella cyanea, Girella dorsomacula, Girella elevata, Girella fasciata, Girella feliciana, Girella fimbriata
- Kyphosus — 21 species: Kyphosus analogus, Kyphosus atlanticus, Kyphosus azureus, Kyphosus bigibbus, Kyphosus bosquii, Kyphosus cinerascens, Kyphosus cornelii, Kyphosus elegans
- Scorpis — 11 species: Scorpis aequipinnis, Scorpis australis, Scorpis boops, Scorpis chilensis, Scorpis georgiana, Scorpis hectori, Scorpis lineolata, Scorpis oblungus
- Atypichthys — 3 species: Atypichthys latus, Atypichthys mado, Atypichthys strigatus
- Bathystethus — 2 species: Bathystethus cultratus, Bathystethus orientale
- Graus — 2 species: Graus fernandezianus, Graus nigra
- Labracoglossa — 2 species: Labracoglossa argenteiventris, Labracoglossa nitida
- Medialuna — 2 species: Medialuna ancietae, Medialuna californiensis
- Microcanthus — 2 species: Microcanthus joyceae, Microcanthus strigatus
- Tilodon — 2 species: Tilodon australis, Tilodon sexfasciatus
- Caesiosoma — 1 species: Caesiosoma sieboldi
- Cypselichthys — 1 species: Cypselichthys japonicus
- Neatypus — 1 species: Neatypus obliquus
- Neoscorpis — 1 species: Neoscorpis lithophilus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.