Halimuraena is a genus of ray-finned fishes, classified under the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae. They are found in the western Indian Ocean as far east as the Mascarene Islands,[3] and north to Kenya, although the centre of the genus's distribution appears to be around Madagascar and the Mozambique Channel.[3]
Halimuraena | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Pseudochromidae |
Subfamily: | Congrogadinae |
Genus: | Halimuraena J.L.B. Smith, 1952[1] |
Type species | |
Halimuraena hexagonata J.L.B. Smith, 1952[2]
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Species
editThe following species are classified in the genus Halimuraena:[4]
- Halimuraena hexagonata J.L.B. Smith, 1952
- Halimuraena lepopareia Winterbottom, 1980
- Halimuraena shakai Winterbottom, 1978 (Zulu snakelet)
References
edit- ^ Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Halimuraena Smith, 1952". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Halimuraena". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halimuraena shakai". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). Halimuraena "Species in genus 'Halimuraena'". FishBase. June 2018 version.