Conodon
| Conodon | |
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| Conodon nobilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Haemulidae |
| Subfamily: | Haemulinae |
| Genus: | Conodon G. Cuvier, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Conodon antillanus G Cuvier, 1830[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conodon, from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kōnos), meaning "cone", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth", is a genus of grunts native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas.[3] The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- Conodon macrops Hildebrand, 1946 (lemoneye grunt)
- Conodon nobilis Linnaeus, 1758 (barred grunt)
- Conodon serrifer D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (armed grunt)
References
[edit]- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Conodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Haemulidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Conodon". FishBase. August 2013 version.
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