Pervagor

Pervagor
Pervagor janthinosoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Pervagor
Whitley, 1930

Pervagor is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:[1]

Species Common name Image
Pervagor alternans

(J. D. Ogilby, 1899)

Yelloweye filefish
Pervagor aspricaudus

(Hollard, 1854)

Orangetail filefish
Pervagor janthinosoma

(Bleeker, 1854)

Blackbar filefish
Pervagor marginalis

Hutchins, 1986

Pervagor melanocephalus

(Bleeker, 1853)

Redtail filefish
Pervagor nigrolineatus

(Herre, 1927)

Black-lined filefish
Pervagor randalli

Hutchins, 1986

Pervagor spilosoma

(Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839)

Fantail filefish

References

  1. ^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.