Kelpfish
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 Large kelpfish (Chironemus marmoratus)
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The kelpfishes are a family of perciform fishes, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
The name is from Greek cheir meaning "hands" and nema meaning "thread".
There are six species in two genera:
- Genus Chironemus
- Chironemus bicornis (Steindachner, 1898)
- Chironemus delfini (Porter, 1914)
- Tasselled kelpfish, Chironemus georgianus Cuvier, 1829
- Large kelpfish, Chironemus marmoratus Günther, 1860
- Chironemus microlepis Waite, 1916
- Genus Threpterius
- Silver spot, Threpterius maculosus Richardson, 1850
[edit] References
- "Chironemidae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
