Eumegistus

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Eumegistus
Brama saussurii Lunel, 1866.jpg
Eumegistus brevorti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bramidae
Genus: Eumegistus
D. S. Jordan & E. K. Jordan, 1922
Type species
Eumegistus illustris
D. S. Jordan & E. K. Jordan, 1922 [1]

Eumegistus is a small genus of pomfrets found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Species

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

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Eumegistus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Eumegistus in FishBase . February 2013 version.