''Dactylopsaron'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
percomorph
Percomorpha () is a large clade of ray-finned fish that includes the tuna, seahorses, gobies, cichlids, flatfish, wrasse, perches, anglerfish, and pufferfish.
Evolution
Percomorpha are the most diverse group of teleost fish today. Teleosts, and ...
fish from the
subfamily Hemerocoetinae
Hemerocoetinae is a subfamily of percomorph bony fishes, they are part of the duckbill family Percophidae.
Genera
The following genera are included within the Hemerocoetinae:
* '' Acanthaphritis'' Günther, 1880
* '' Dactylopsaron'' Parin, 199 ...
. The only species in the genus, ''Dactylopsaron dimorphicum'' is found in the eastern South Pacific on the
Salas y Gomez ridge and the adjacent part of the
Nazca Ridge
The Nazca Ridge is a submarine ridge, located on the Nazca Plate off the west coast of South America. This plate and ridge are currently subducting under the South American Plate at a convergent boundary known as the Peru-Chile Trench at appro ...
.
References
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Percophidae
Monotypic fish genera