Rhonciscus pauco
| Rhonciscus pauco | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Haemulidae |
| Genus: | Rhonciscus |
| Species: | R. pauco
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| Binomial name | |
| 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][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhonciscus pauco". FishBase. April 2024 version.
- ^ Jose Tavera, Michelle T. Schärer-Umpierre and Arturo Acero P. 2022. A New Species of Deep-sea Grunt, Rhonciscus pauco (Lutjaniformes: Haemulidae), from Puerto Rico. PeerJ. 10:e13502 . DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13502
- ^ "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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