Xenistius is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.[2]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
Systematics
The genus Haemulon was determined to be paraphyletic in molecular studies which showed Haemulon chrysargyreum clustered with Xenistius californianus. The genus Brachygenys which had been created by Felipe Poey in 1868 was revived to include these species and ensure the monophyly of Haemulon. The genus also includes the other species in Xenistius and Xenocys.[3][4] These changes are recognised by Catalog of Fishes, making Xenistius a synonym of Brachygenys,[1] but not yet by Fishbase.[5]
References
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^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Haemulidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Xenistius in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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^ Jose Tavera; Arturo Acero P.; Peter C. Wainwright (2018). "Multilocus phylogeny, divergence times, and a major role for the benthic-to- pelagic axis in the diversification of grunts (Haemulidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 121: 212–223. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.12.032.
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^ Paolo Parenti (2019). "An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Haemulidae (Teleostei: Perciformes)" (PDF). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology. 6 (3): 150–196.
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^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2021). "Haemulidae" in FishBase. December 2021 version.
