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: Symphysanodontidae
Genus: Symphysanodon
Species (12): S. andersoni – S. berryi – S. disii – S. katayamai – S. maunaloae – S. mona – S. octoactinus – S. parini – S. pitondelafournaisei – S. rhax – S. typus – S. xanthopterygion
Name
Symphysanodon Bleeker, 1878
Type species: Symphysanodon typus Bleeker, 1878
References
Anderson, W.D., jr.; Baranes, A.; Goren, M. 2011: Redescription of the perciform fish Symphysanodon disii (Symphysanodontidae) from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, with comments on S. pitondelafournaisei and sexual dimorphism in the genus. Zootaxa, 3027: 1–8. Preview PDF
Anderson, W.D., jr.; Bineesh, K.K. 2011: A new species of the perciform fish genus Symphysanodon (Symphysanodontidae) from the Arabian Sea off the southwestern coast of India. Zootaxa, 2966: 31–36. Preview PDF
Bleeker, P., 1878: Quatrième mémoire sur la faune ichthyologique de la Nouvelle-Guinée. Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles, 13 (3): 35–66, Pls. 2-3.
Campos, P.N. et al. 2009: First record of the fish genus Symphysanodon (Teleostei: Perciformes: Symphysanodontidae) from the western South Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa, 2270: 63–68. Abstract & excerpt PDF
Quéro, J.-C.; Spitz, J.; Vayne, J.-J. 2009: Symphysanodon pitondelafournaisei: une nouvelle espèce de Symphysanodontidae (Perciformes) de l’île de La Réunion (France, océan Indien). Cybium, 33(1): 73–77. [in French, with English abstract] PDF
Links
Symphysanodon – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Symphysanodon species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 08/2021.
Links
Symphysanodon and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
ION
Nomenclator Zoologicus
Symphysanodon, also known as the slopefishes, is a genus of small marine fishes. Most are found in the Indo-Pacific, but three species, S. berryi, S. mona, and S. octoactinus, are found in the Western Atlantic.[1] They are found on rocky reefs at depths of 50–700 m (160–2,300 ft). Traditionally, this genus is the only member of the family Symphysanodontidae,[1] but in 2017 a new species, C. aureolateralis, was placed in its own genus Cymatognathus.[2]
Description
The largest species of Symphysanodon can reach 20 cm (7.9 in) in length.[1] Their bodies are slender and compressed, with blunt snouts. They are red, pink, oranges or yellow in colour. The caudal fin is usually distinctively forked. The dorsal fins have 9 dorsal spines and 10 soft rays, whereas the anal fin has three anal spines and seven or eight soft rays.[3]
Species
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[1]
Symphysanodon andersoni Kotthaus, 1974 (Buck-toothed slopefish)[4]
Symphysanodon berryi W. D. Anderson, 1970 (Slope bass)
Symphysanodon disii Khalaf & Krupp, 2008 (Disi's slopefish)
Symphysanodon katayamai W. D. Anderson, 1970 (Yellow-stripe slopefish)
Symphysanodon maunaloae W. D. Anderson, 1970 (Long-tailed slopefish)
Symphysanodon mona W. D. Anderson & V. G. Springer, 2005 (Akarnax slopefish)
Symphysanodon octoactinus W. D. Anderson, 1970 (Insular slopefish)
Symphysanodon parini W. D. Anderson & V. G. Springer, 2005 (Sala y Gómez slopefish)
Symphysanodon pitondelafournaisei Quéro, Spitz & Vayne, 2009 (Réunion slopefish)
Symphysanodon rhax W. D. Anderson & V. G. Springer, 2005 (Maldives slopefish)
Symphysanodon typus Bleeker, 1878 (Insular shelfbeauty)
Symphysanodon xanthopterygion W. D. Anderson & Bineesh, 2011 (Indian slopefish)[5]
References
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Symphysanodon in FishBase. October 2015 version.
Kimura, S.; G.D. Johnson; T. Peristiwady; and K. Matsuura (2017). "A New Genus and Species of the family Symphysanodontidae, Cymatognathus aureolateralis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) from Indonesia". Zootaxa. 4277 (1): 51–66. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.4. PMID 30308660.
Anderson, W.D. (2002). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic (PDF). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Vol. 2. Charleston: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 1304–1307. ISBN 92-5-104826-6. ISSN 1020-6868.[permanent dead link]
Anderson, W.D.Jr., Chesalin, M.V., Jawad, L.A. & Al Shajibi, S.R. (2015): Redescription of the percoid fish Symphysanodon andersoni Kotthaus (Symphysanodontidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean, based on the holotype and the second known specimen. Zootaxa, 4021 (3): 475-481.
Anderson, W.D.Jr. & Bineesh, K.K. (2011): A new species of the perciform fish genus Symphysanodon (Symphysanodontidae) from the Arabian Sea off the southwestern coast of India. Zootaxa, 2966: 31-36.
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