''Enigmapercis'' is a genus of
bony fish
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which are part of 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 ...
of the duckbill
family
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Percophidae
The Percophidae, duckbills, are a family of percomorph fishes, from the order Trachiniformes, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the southwestern and southeastern Pacific.
They are small fishes: the ...
. They have an
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth.
In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
distribution.
Species
There are two recognised species in the genus ''Enigmapercis'':
* ''
Enigmapercis acutirostris''
Parin, 1990
* ''
Enigmapercis reducta
''Enigmapercis'' is a genus of bony fish which are part of the subfamily Hemerocoetinae of the duckbill Family (biology), family Percophidae. They have an Indo-Pacific distribution.
Species
There are two recognised species in the genus ''Enigmap ...
''
Whitley, 1936 - broad sandfish
References
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Percophidae