Paraheminodus

Paraheminodus is a genus of armored searobins native to the western Pacific Ocean

Paraheminodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Peristediidae
Genus: Paraheminodus
Kamohara, 1958

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

  • Paraheminodus kamoharai Kawai, Imamura & Nakaya, 2004
  • Paraheminodus laticephalus Kamohara, 1952
  • Paraheminodus longirostralis Kawai, Nakaya & Séret, 2008 [1]
  • Paraheminodus murrayi Günther, 1880 (Murray's armoured gurnard)

References
  1. Kawai, T., Nakaya, K. & Séret, B. (2008): A new armored searobin Paraheminodus longirostralis (Teleostei: Peristediidae) from New Caledonia. Ichthyological Research, 55 (4): 374-378.


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