Ariomma
| Ariomma | |
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| Silver-rag driftfish (A. bondi) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Suborder: | Stromateoidei |
| Family: | Ariommatidae |
| Genus: | Ariomma Jordan & Snyder, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Ariomma lurida Jordan & Snyder 1904
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Ariomma is a genus of deepwater, marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ariommatidae. Members of this genus are found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Several members of this genus are of commercial importance as food fish. This genus is currently the only known extant genus in its family.
Species[edit]
Currently, the 7 recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]
- Ariomma bondi Fowler, 1930 (silver-rag driftfish)
- Ariomma brevimanus (Klunzinger, 1884)
- Ariomma indica (F. Day, 1871) (Indian driftfish)
- Ariomma lurida D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904 (ariommid)
- Ariomma melana (Ginsburg, 1954) (Brown driftfish)
- Ariomma parini Piotrovsky, 1987 (Parin's ariomma)
- Ariomma regulus (Poey, 1868) (spotted driftfish)
Timeline[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ariomma in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ^ "Institute for Biodiversity Science & Sustainability | California Academy of Sciences". Research.calacademy.org. 2014-07-27. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2016-02-24.