Sthenopus
Sthenopus is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fish, a velvetfish belonging to the family Aploactinidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean where it is known from China and Thailand. The only known member of this genus is Sthenopus mollis.
| Sthenopus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Aploactinidae |
| Genus: | Sthenopus J. Richardson, 1848 |
| Species: | S. mollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sthenopus mollis J. Richardson, 1848 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Sthenopus mollis" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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