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Verilus
Sign in to saveVerilus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Malakichthyidae found in the Atlantic.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyAcropomatidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 38
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Acropomatidae
- Collections
- USNM, AM
- Recorded in
- Curacao, Australia, Mozambique
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Verilus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Malakichthyidae found in the Atlantic.
==Species== There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: Verilus atlanticus (Mochizuki & Sano, 1984) Verilus anomalus (Ogilby, 1896) (three-spined cardinalfish) Verilus costai Schwarzhans, Mincarone & Villarins, 2020 Verilus cynodon (Regan, 1921) (Silver splitfin) Verilus pacificus (Mochizuki, 1979) Verilus pseudomicrolepis (Schultz, 1940) Verilus sordidus Poey, 1860 Verilus starnesi Yamanoue, 2016
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