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Hapalogenys

Synonyms: Hepalogenys

Wikipedia Abstract

Hapalogenys is the only genus in the family Hapalogenyidae, the barbeled grunters,. The species of this genus are found in depths between 30 and 230 m in coastal areas and river mouths from the shores of southern Japan to the Bay of Bengal and Northwestern Australia. Recent studies have shown they are closely related to the Lobotidae family.
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Species

Hapalogenys analis (Sweetlips)
Hapalogenys bengalensis (Indian velvetchin)
Hapalogenys dampieriensis (Australian striped velvetchin)
Hapalogenys filamentosus (Philippine dark velvetchin)
Hapalogenys kishinouyei (Fourstripe grunt)
Hapalogenys merguiensis
Hapalogenys nigripinnis (Short barbeled grunter)
Hapalogenys sennin (Long barbeled grunter)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0