Subject: Help needed with Taxonomy...

From: [email-masked] (Derek Gunn)
Date: 7 Nov 1995 02:27:11 GMT

All the Genus names below are suspect; they do not occur in
Nelson, 3rd Edition 1994, Fishes of the World.  Can anyone with
access to Eschmeyer's lists (or, if there are other similarly
up-to-date lists) help?

Many thanks in advance,

Derek Gunn
SKS-Information

CYPRI --Cyprinidae -----+-Aphyocypris? ---+-pooni
                        |                 +   Venus-fish
                        |
                        +-Luciosoma? -------spilopleura

CHARA-+-Characidae -----+-Acestrorhamphus --hepsetus
      |                 |
      |                 +-Alestopetersius +-caudalis
      |                 |                 +   Yellow Congo Characin
      |                 |
      |                 +-Arnoldichthys? -+-spilopterus
      |                 |                 +   Red-eye Characin
      |                 |
      |                 +-Chalceus? ------+-macrolepidotus
      |                 |                 +   Pink-tail Characin
      |                 |
      |                 +-Creagrutus? ----+-beni
      |                 |                 +   Gold-stripe Characin
      |                 |
      |                 +-Hasemania? -------marginata
      |                 |
      |                 +-Luciocharax? -----insculptus
      |                 |
      |                 +-Nannobrycon? ---+-eques
      |                 |                 +   Tube-mouth Pencilfish
      |                 |
      |                 +-Nematobrycon? ----amphiloxus
      |                 |
      |                 +-Petitella? -------georgiae
      |                 |
      |                 +-Stevardia? -----+-riisei
      |                 |                 +   Swordtail Characin
      |                 |
      |                 +-Thayeria? --------boehlkei
      |
      |
      +-Curimatidae ------Chilodus? ------+-punctatus
                                          +   Spotted Headstander

SYNGN --Syngnathidae -----Dunkerocampus --+-dactyliophorus
                                          +   Banded Pipefish

PERCI-+-Apogonidae -----+-Paramia --------+-quinquelineata
      |                 |                 +   Five-line Cardinalfish
      |                 |
      |                 +-Sphaeramia -----+-nematopterus
      |                                   +   Pajama Cardinalfish
      |
      +-Chaetodontidae -+-Euxiphipops ----+-nevarchus
      |                 |                 +   Majestic Angelfish
      |                 |
      |                 +-Johnrandallia --+-nigrirostris
      |                 |                 +   Black-nose Butterflyfi
      |                 |
      |                 +-Parachaetodon --+-ocellatus
      |                 |                 +   Ocellate Butterflyfish
      |                 |
      |                 +-Oxycirrhites ---+-typus
      |                                   +   Longnose Hawkfish
      |
      |
      +-Grammatidae ------Mirolabrichthys +-tuka
      |                                   +   Purple Queen
      |
      +-Haemulidae -------Spilotichthys --+-pictus
      |                                   +   Painted Sweetlips
      |
      +-Monodactylidae ---Microcanthus ---+-strigatus
      |                                   +   Stripey
      |
      +-Sciaenidae -------Pareques -------+-viola
                                          +   Rock Croaker

PER-2-+-Acanthuridae -----Paracanthurus --+-heptatus
      |                                   +   Flame-tail Surgeonfish
      |
      +-Blennidae --------Exallias -------+-brevis
      |                                   +   Short-bodied Blenny
      |
      +-Cirrhitidae ------Oxycirrhites ---+-typus
      |                                   +   Longnose Hawkfish
      |
      +-Eleotridae -------Eleotrides -----+-strigatus
      |                                   +   Golden-head Sleeper
      |
      +-Gobiidae ---------Gobiodon -------+-citrinus
      |                                   +   Coral Goby
      |
      +-Labridae -------+-Lienardella ----+-fasciatus
                        |                 +   Harlequin Wrasse
                        |
                        +-Pseudocheilinus +-hexataenia
                                          +   Pyjama Wrasse

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