Boesemania
| Boesemania | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | Boesemania Trewavas, 1977 |
| Type species | |
| Johnius microlepis Bleeker, 1858[1] | |
Boesemania is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. These fishes are found in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Taxonomy
Boesemania was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1977 by the English ichthyologist Ethelwynn Trewavas with Johnius microlepis, which had been described in 1858 by Pieter Bleeker from Palembang on Sumatra, designated as its type species and its only species.[2] Later, B. polykladiskos was added from Bahaba.[3]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Boesemania microlepis (Bleeker, 1858) (Smallscale Croaker)
- Boesemania polykladiskos (Bleeker, 1852) (Spine bahaba)
Distribution and habitat
Boesemania is found in the Indo-West Pacific with one marine species from the Western Pacific[4] and one freshwater species from Southeast Asia.[5] Both species can also be found in brackish water.
References
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Sciaenidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Boesemania". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ↑ Lin, B.-A.; Y. G. Seah; M. Liu; S. Hew; S. Janekitkarn; S. Sirisuay; V. Vilasri; C. Vidthayanon; C. Grudpan; C.-W. Chang; C.-H. Lin; M. Seymour; and N. L. Chao (13 February 2026). "A revision of the genus Boesemania (Acanthuriformes: Sciaenidae), with clarification of the taxonomic status of Bahaba polykladiskos (Bleeker, 1852), and comments on its conservation". Zootaxa. 5759 (1): 41–63. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5759.1.3.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bahaba polykladiskos". FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Boesemania microlepis". FishBase. February 2023 version.