Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Familia: Centriscidae
Subfamilia: Centriscinae
Genus: Centriscus
Species: C. cristatus – C. scutatus
Name
Centriscus Linnaeus, 1758
Gender: Masculine
Type species: Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758
Type by monotypy
Synonyms
Acentrachme Gill, 1862
Amphisile Cuvier, 1816: 350 Type: Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758. Type by subsequent designation.
Amphisyle Cuvier, 1816
Amphisilen Klein, 1775
Amphisilen Walbaum (ex Klein), 1792
Centriscus cristatus
References
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 336. Open access Reference page.
Links
Centriscus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Centriscus in the World Register of Marine Species
Centriscus species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Centriscus and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Centriscus is a genus of shrimpfishes found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
Currently, two recognized species are placed in this genus:[2]
Centriscus cristatus (De Vis, 1885) (smooth razorfish)
Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758 (grooved razorfish)
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Centriscidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Centriscus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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