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Genus of ray-finned fishes

Xenistius
Xenistius californiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Haemulidae
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Xenistius
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883
Type species
Xenichthys californiensis
Steindachner, 1876

Xenistius is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Systematics

The genus Haemulon was determined to be paraphyletic in molecular studies which showed Haemulon chrysargyreum clustered with Xenistius californianus. The genus Brachygenys which had been created by Felipe Poey in 1868 was revived to include these species and ensure the monophyly of Haemulon. The genus also includes the other species in Xenistius and Xenocys. These changes are recognised by Catalog of Fishes, making Xenistius a synonym of Brachygenys, but not yet by Fishbase.

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Haemulidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Xenistius". FishBase. August 2013 version.
  3. Jose Tavera; Arturo Acero P.; Peter C. Wainwright (2018). "Multilocus phylogeny, divergence times, and a major role for the benthic-to- pelagic axis in the diversification of grunts (Haemulidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 121: 212–223. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.12.032. PMID 29307507.
  4. Paolo Parenti (2019). "An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Haemulidae (Teleostei: Perciformes)". Iranian Journal of Ichthyology. 6 (3): 150–196.
  5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Haemulidae". FishBase. December 2021 version.
Taxon identifiers
Xenistius


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