Gephyroberyx
| Gephyroberyx | |
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| Big roughy (G. japonicus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae |
| Genus: |
Gephyroberyx Boulenger, 1902 |
| Species | |
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1-2, see text |
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1-2, see text
Gephyroberyx is a genus of fish in the slimehead family.
Once, three species were placed in this genus, but Gephyroberyx philippinus is now considered to be a synonym of G. darwinii. Based on broadly overlapping morphological features, G. japonicus should also be regarded a synonym of G. darwinii, but both are recognized as valid species by FishBase:
Darwinii was discovered by J. Y. Johnson 1866. ~Jayson
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