Pteropsaron

Life-forms

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
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Pempheriformes

Familia: Hemerocoetidae
Subfamilia: Hemerocoetinae
Genus: Pteropsaron
Species: P. evolans – P. heemstrai – P. incisum – P. longipinnis – P. natalensis – P. neocaledonicus – P. springeri

Pteropsaron evolans

References

Allen, G.R.; Erdmann, M.V. 2012: Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 1292pp. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN: 978–0-9872600-0-0
Jordan, D. S.; Snyder, J. O. 1902: A review of the trachinoid fishes and their supposed allies found in the waters of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 24 (1263): 461–497.

Pteropsaron is a genus of fish in the family Percophidae.
Species

There are currently 9 recognized species of this genus:[1]

Pteropsaron dabfar Iwamoto, 2014 [2]
Pteropsaron evolans D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902
Pteropsaron heemstrai J. S. Nelson, 1982
Pteropsaron incisum C. H. Gilbert, 1905
Pteropsaron levitoni Iwamoto, 2014 [2]
Pteropsaron longipinnis G. R. Allen, Erdmann, 2012 (Midwater sand-diver)
Pteropsaron natalensis J. S. Nelson, 1982
Pteropsaron neocaledonicus Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979
Pteropsaron springeri D. G. Smith & G. D. Johnson, 2007 (Springer's sand-diver)
Pterospsaron indicum, 2019

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Pteropsaron in FishBase. February 2018 version.
Iwamoto, T. (2014): Two New Hemerocoetine Trichonotidae Fishes (Teleostei, Perciformes) from the Philippines. Pp. 251-261 in: Williams, G.C. & Gosliner, T.M. (eds.): The Coral Triangle. The 2011 Hearst Philippine Biodiversity Expedition, 2014: 1-592.