''Steeneichthys'' is a genus of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...
in the
family
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Plesiopidae
The longfins, also known as roundheads or spiny basslets, are a family, Plesiopidae, which were formerly placed in the order Perciformes but are now regarded as being ''incertae sedis'' in the subseries Ovalentaria in the clade Percomorpha. They ...
, the
longfin
The longfins, also known as roundheads or spiny basslets, are a family, Plesiopidae, which were formerly placed in the order Perciformes but are now regarded as being ''incertae sedis'' in the subseries Ovalentaria in the clade Percomorpha. They ...
s or roundheads.
Species
There are two recognised species in the genus:
* ''
Steeneichthys nativitatus''
Allen, 1987 (Christmas longfin)
* ''
Steeneichthys plesiopsus''
Allen & Randall, 1985 (Steene's prettyfin)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5105321
Plesiopinae