Tubbia

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Tubbia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Centrolophidae
Genus: Tubbia
Whitley, 1943
Type species
Tubbia tasmanica
Whitley, 1943

Tubbia, is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Centrolophidae.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

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References

  1. Last, P.R., Daley, R.K. & Duhamel, G. (2013): A review of the rudderfish genus Tubbia (Stromateoidei: Centrolophidae) with the description of a new species from the Southern Hemisphere. Zootaxa, 3616 (5): 461–477.