Rexea
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Genus of fishes
| Rexea | |
|---|---|
| Rexea bengalensis | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Gempylidae |
| Genus: | Rexea Waite, 1911 |
| Type species | |
| Rexea furcifera Waite, 1911
| |
| Synonyms | |
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Jordanidia Snyder, 1911 | |
Rexea is a genus of snake mackerels found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. It feeds on fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods.[1]
Species
[edit ]There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Rexea alisae C. D. Roberts & A. L. Stewart, 1997
- Rexea antefurcata Parin, 1989 (Long-finned escolar)
- Rexea bengalensis (Alcock, 1894) (Bengal escolar)
- Rexea brevilineata Parin, 1989 (Short-lined escolar)
- Rexea nakamurai Parin, 1989 (Nakamura's escolar)
- Rexea prometheoides (Bleeker, 1856) (Royal escolar)
- Rexea solandri (G. Cuvier, 1832) (Silver gemfish)
References
[edit ]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rexea prometheoides (Bleeker, 1856)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018年10月30日.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rexea". FishBase . April 2013 version.
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