Pteropsaron Explained

Pteropsaron is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Hemerocoetidae.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species of this genus:

• Pteropsaron dabfar Iwamoto, 2014 ^[1]
• Pteropsaron evolans D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902
• Pteropsaron heemstrai J. S. Nelson, 1982
• Pteropsaron incisum C. H. Gilbert, 1905
• Pteropsaron indicum Benjamin C. Victor & A. Biju Kumar, 2019^[2]
• Pteropsaron levitoni Iwamoto, 2014 ^[1]
• Pteropsaron longipinnis G. R. Allen, Erdmann, 2012 (Midwater sand-diver)
• Pteropsaron natalensis J. S. Nelson, 1982
• Pteropsaron neocaledonicus Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979
• Pteropsaron springeri D. G. Smith & G. D. Johnson, 2007 (Springer's sand-diver)

Notes and References

1. Iwamoto, T. (2014): Two New Hemerocoetine Trichonotidae Fishes (Teleostei, Perciformes) from the Philippines. Pp. 251-261 in: Williams, G.C. & Gosliner, T.M. (eds.): The Coral Triangle. The 2011 Hearst Philippine Biodiversity Expedition, 2014: 1-592.
2. Victor, B.C. & Kumar, A.B. (2019) Pteropsaron indicum, a new species of signalfish (Teleostei: Trichonotidae: Hemerocoetinae) with a micro-CT analysis of osteology. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 33, 70-78.; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3497519