Anisotremus
Anisotremus virginicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Anisotremus
T. N. Gill, 1861[1]
Type species
Sparus virginicus
Synonyms[1]
  • Genytremus T. N. Gill, 1862

Anisotremus is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans.[2] The name of this genus is compound of anisto meaning “different” and tremus meaning “hole”, referring to the different sized paired pores on each side of the head.[3]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Haemulidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Anisotremus in FishBase. August 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (5 January 2021). "Order LUTJANIFORMES: Families HAEMULIDAE and LUTJANIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Anisotremus espinozai Acevedo-Alvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Dominguez-Dominguez 2021, sp. n. - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  5. ^ "Santa Cruz Grunt (Anisotremus espinozai)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  6. ^ "Clarion Grunt (Anisotremus perezponcedeleoni)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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