''Platyberyx'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
manefishes native to the eastern
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...
.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
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* '' Platyberyx mauli'' Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2012][Kukuev, E.I., Parin, N.V. & Trunov, I.A. (2012): Materials for the Revision of the Family Caristiidae (Perciformes). 2. Manefishes from the East Atlantic (Redescription of ''Platyberyx opalescens'' Zugmayer and Description of Two New Species ''Platyberyx mauli'' sp. n. and ''Caristius andriashevi'' sp. n.). ''Journal of Ichthyology, 52 (3): 185-199.'']
* ''Platyberyx opalescens
''Platyberyx'' is a genus of manefishes native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Ea ...
'' Zugmayer, 1911
* '' Platyberyx paucus'' D. E. Stevenson
Dorothy Emily Stevenson (18 November 1892 – 30 December 1973) was a best-selling Scottish writer. She published more than 40 "light romantic novels" over a span of more than 40 years.
Life
Stevenson was born in Melville Street, Edinburgh, ...
& Kenaley, 2013[Stevenson, D.E. & Kenaley, C.P. (2013): Revision of the Manefish Genera ''Caristius'' and ''Platyberyx'' (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Caristiidae), with Descriptions of Five New Species. ''Copeia, 2013 (3): 415-434.'']
* '' Platyberyx pietschi'' D. E. Stevenson
Dorothy Emily Stevenson (18 November 1892 – 30 December 1973) was a best-selling Scottish writer. She published more than 40 "light romantic novels" over a span of more than 40 years.
Life
Stevenson was born in Melville Street, Edinburgh, ...
& Kenaley, 2013[
* '' Platyberyx rhyton'' ]D. E. Stevenson
Dorothy Emily Stevenson (18 November 1892 – 30 December 1973) was a best-selling Scottish writer. She published more than 40 "light romantic novels" over a span of more than 40 years.
Life
Stevenson was born in Melville Street, Edinburgh, ...
& Kenaley, 2013[
]
References
Caristiidae
Taxa named by Erich Zugmayer
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