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Branchiostegus japonicus
(Houttuyn, 1782)
- horse-head fish
(fish)
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Entity:
Branchiostegus (Genus)
..Branchiostegus albus (Species)
..Branchiostegus argentatus (Species)
..Branchiostegus auratus (Species)
..Branchiostegus australiensis (Species)
..Branchiostegus doliatus (Species) - ribbed tilefish
..Branchiostegus gloerfelti (Species)
..Branchiostegus hedlandensis (Species)
..Branchiostegus ilocanus (Species)
..Branchiostegus paxtoni (Species)
..Branchiostegus sawakinensis (Species) - freckled tilefish
..Branchiostegus semifasciatus (Species) - whitefish
..Branchiostegus serratus (Species)
..Branchiostegus vittatus (Species)
..Branchiostegus wardi (Species)
..Branchiostegus japonicus (Species) - horse-head fish
Synonyms
Questionably
Synonymous name
:
Coryphaena branchiostega
Linnaeus, 1766
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Coryphaena japonica
Houttuyn, 1782
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Questionably
Synonymous name
:
Coryphaenoides houttuynii
Lacepède, 1802
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Latilus japonicus
(Houttuyn, 1782)
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Latilus ruber
Kishinouye, 1907
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
horse-head fish
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