Gephyroberyx | |
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Big roughy (G. japonicus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beryciformes |
Family: | Trachichthyidae |
Genus: |
Gephyroberyx Boulenger, 1902 |
Species | |
1-2, see text |
1-2, see text
Gephyroberyx is a genus of fish in the slimehead family.
Once, three species were placed in this genus, but Gephyroberyx philippinus is now considered to be a synonym of G. darwinii. Based on broadly overlapping morphological features, G. japonicus should also be regarded a synonym of G. darwinii, but both are recognized as valid species by FishBase:
Darwinii was discovered by J. Y. Johnson 1866. ~Jayson