Ahliesaurus

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Ahliesaurus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Notosudidae
Genus: Ahliesaurus
Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976

Ahliesaurus is a genus of waryfishes.

Etymology

The genus is named in honor of ichthyologist Elbert H. Ahlstrom (1910–1979), of the Southwest Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service. [1]

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Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [2]

References

  1. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family NOTOSUDIDAE Parr 1928 (Paperbones or Waryfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ahliesaurus". FishBase . April 2012 version.