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Conodon

Conodon, from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kōnos), meaning "cone", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth", is a genus of grunts native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. The currently recognized species in this genus are:Conodon macrops Hildebrand, 1946 Conodon nobilis Linnaeus, 1758 Conodon serrifer D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882

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Conodon
Conodon nobilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Haemulidae
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Conodon
G. Cuvier, 1830
Type species
Conodon antillanus
G Cuvier, 18301
Synonyms2
  • Apostata Heckel, 1860
  • Spinipercina Fowler, 1944

Conodon, from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kōnos), meaning "cone", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth", is a genus of grunts native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas.3 The currently recognized species in this genus are:3

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References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Conodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Haemulidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Conodon". FishBase. August 2013 version.