Kelpfish

Kelpfish
Kelpfishes
Large kelpfish (Chironemus marmoratus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chironemidae
Genera

Chironemus
Threpterius
See text for species.

The kelpfishes are a family of perciform fishes, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.

The name of the family, "Chironemidae", is from Greek cheir meaning "hands" and nema meaning "thread".

There are six species in two genera:

  • Genus Chironemus
    • Chironemus bicornis (Steindachner, 1898)
    • Chironemus delfini (Porter, 1914)
    • Tasselled kelpfish, Chironemus georgianus Cuvier, 1829
    • Large kelpfish, Chironemus marmoratus Günther, 1860
    • Chironemus microlepis Waite, 1916
  • Genus Threpterius
    • Silver spot, Threpterius maculosus Richardson, 1850

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