Pseudogramma polyacantha

Pseudogramma polyacantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Grammistidae
Genus: Pseudogramma
Species:
P. polyacantha
Binomial name
Pseudogramma polyacantha
(Bleeker, 1856)

Pseudogramma polyacantha, the palespot podge, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Grammistidae, native to the Indo-Pacific.[1]

The confused podge was once considered a subspecies of Pseudogramma polyacantha, but recent work has demonstrated it to be a distinct species.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ https://www.fishbase.org/summary/Pseudogramma_polyacantha.html
  2. ^ Randall, J.E., & Baldwin, C.C. (1997) Revision of the serranid fishes of the subtribe Pseudogrammina, with descriptions of fivenew species. Indo-Pacific Fishes, No. 26, 1–56.
  3. ^ Williams, J.T. & Viviani, J. (2016): Pseudogramma polyacantha complex (Serranidae, tribe Grammistini): DNA barcoding results lead to the discovery of three cryptic species, including two new species from French Polynesia. Zootaxa 4111 (3): 246–260.