Microcanthus is a genus of stripeys with an antitropical distribution in the Pacific Ocean.
Taxonomy
Stripeys were thought to constitute a single species, M. strigatus, but a paper published in 2020[2] recognizes two valid species:
- Microcanthus strigatus (Cuvier, 1831) (northern stripey)
- Microcanthus joyceae Whitley, 1931 (East Australian stripey)
References
- ^ "Microcanthus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Tea, Y.K.; A.C. Gill (22 June 2020). "Systematic reappraisal of the anti-equatorial fish genus Microcanthus Swainson (Teleostei: Microcanthidae), with redescription and resurrection of Microcanthus joyceae Whitley". Zootaxa. 4802 (1): 41–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4802.1.3. PMID 33056631. S2CID 222844159.