''Epigonichthys'' is a genus of
lancelets
The lancelets ( ), also known as amphioxi (: amphioxus ), consist of 32 described species of somewhat fish-like benthic filter feeding chordates in the subphylum Cephalochordata, class Leptocardii, and family Branchiostomatidae.
Lancelets dive ...
belonging to the family
Branchiostomatidae
The lancelets ( ), also known as amphioxi (: amphioxus ), consist of 32 described species of somewhat fish-like benthic filter feeding chordates in the subphylum Cephalochordata, class Leptocardii, and family Branchiostomatidae.
Lancelets dive ...
.
The genus was first described in 1876 by
Wilhelm Peters
Wilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 – 20 April 1883) was a German natural history, naturalist and explorer.
He was assistant to the anatomist Johannes Peter Müller and later became curator of the Natural History Museum, ...
.
[Peters, W. 1876. Über ''Epigonichthys cultellus'', eine neue Gattung und Art der Leptocardii. ''Monatsberichte der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin'' 1875: 322-326 22] The type species is ''
Epigonichthys cultellus.''
''Epigonichthys'' can grow to 60 mm. The species of this genus are found in Central America,
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...
, Australia.
Species
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Epigonichthys australis''
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Epigonichthys bassanus''
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Epigonichthys cingalensis''
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Epigonichthys cultellus''
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Epigonichthys hectori''
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Epigonichthys maldivensis''
References
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Cephalochordata
Animals described in 1876
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters