''Sorsogona'' is a
genus of
flatheads native to the
Indian Ocean and the western
Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Sorsogona humerosa''
L. W. Knapp & Heemstra, 2011 (White-margined flathead)
* ''
Sorsogona melanoptera
''Sorsogona'' is a genus of Platycephalidae, flatheads native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''Sorsogona humerosa'' Leslie William Knapp, L. W. Knapp & Phill ...
''
L. W. Knapp & Wongratana, 1987 (Obscure flathead)
* ''
Sorsogona nigripinna''
( Regan, 1905) (Blackfin flathead)
* ''
Sorsogona portuguesa''
(J. L. B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ex ...
, 1953) (South African thorny flathead)
* ''
Sorsogona prionota
The halfspined flathead (''Ratabulus prionotus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. This species is found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.
Taxonomy
The halfspined flath ...
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; as a surname:
* Catherine Sauvage (1929–1998), a French singer and actress
* Cyrille Sauvage (born 1973), a French racing driver
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, 1873) (Halfspined flathead)
* ''
Sorsogona tuberculata''
(G. Cuvier
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, 1829) (Tuberculated flathead)
''Sorsogona'' is recognised by
Fishbase
FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish). It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult finfish on the web. but, apparently, does not include the
type species, ''Sorsogona serrulata'', as a species within it.
[ '' Catalog of Fishes'' treats this genus as a ]synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
of ''Ratabulus
''Ratabulus'' is a genus of marine fish, marine, Demersal fish, demersal ray-finned fish belonging to the family (biology), family Platycephalidae. These fishes are native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Taxonomy
''Rat ...
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References
Platycephalidae
Taxa named by Albert William Herre
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