Rhonciscus pauco
Rhonciscus pauco, the opalescent grunt,[1] is a species of deep-water grunt (fish) known only from Puerto Rico. The species was described based on specimens caught by fishermen in Puerto Rico's western coast, between the municipalities of Rincón and Mayagüez.[2][3]
| Rhonciscus pauco | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Haemulidae |
| Genus: | Rhonciscus |
| Species: | R. pauco |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhonciscus pauco Tavera, Schärer-Umpierre & Acero P., 2022 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Rhonciscus pauco" in FishBase. April 2024 version.
- "CAS – Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- Pskhun (2022-06-28). "Species New to Science: [Ichthyology • 2022] Rhonciscus pauco • A New Species of Deep-sea Grunt (Lutjaniformes: Haemulidae) from Puerto Rico". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
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