''Pteropsaron'' is a

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Percophidae.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species of this genus: * '' Pteropsaron dabfar'' Iwamoto, 2014 Iwamoto, T. (2014): Two New Hemerocoetine Trichonotidae Fishes (Teleostei, Perciformes) from the Philippines. ''Pp. 251-261 in: Williams, G.C. & Gosliner, T.M. (eds.): The Coral Triangle. The 2011 Hearst Philippine Biodiversity Expedition, 2014: 1-592''. * '' Pteropsaron evolans'' D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902 * '' Pteropsaron heemstrai''

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, 1982 * '' Pteropsaron incisum'' C. H. Gilbert, 1905 * '' Pteropsaron levitoni'' Iwamoto, 2014 * '' Pteropsaron longipinnis'' G. R. Allen, Erdmann, 2012 (Midwater sand-diver) * '' Pteropsaron natalensis''

, 1982 * '' Pteropsaron neocaledonicus'' Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 * '' Pteropsaron springeri'' D. G. Smith & G. D. Johnson, 2007 (Springer's sand-diver) *'' Pterospsaron indicum'', 2019

References

Percophidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by John Otterbein Snyder {{Perciformes-stub