Plectrogeniidae Fowler, 1938

Smith, W. Leo, Everman, Elizabeth & Richardson, Clara, 2018, Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Flatheads, Scorpionfishes, Sea Robins, and Stonefishes (Percomorpha: Scorpaeniformes) and the Evolution of the Lachrymal Saber, Copeia 106 (1), pp. 94-119 : 118

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https://doi.org/ 10.1643/CG-17-669

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13230657

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scientific name

Plectrogeniidae Fowler, 1938
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Plectrogeniidae Fowler, 1938 View in CoL View at ENA

Type genus: Plectrogenium Gilbert, 1905 View in CoL

Sister taxon: Neosebastidae View in CoL

Concept and content: Four species classified in two genera: Bembradium View in CoL and Plectrogenium View in CoL

Phenotypic diagnosis: Skinny lateral-line sensory canal between pterotic and preopercle absent (character 23, state 1); posterior pelvic fossa present, fossae meeting (character 52, state 1); dorsal-fin stay cartilaginous (character 66, state 2); anal-fin stay cartilaginous (character 67, state 2); hyohyoides inferioris present (character 84, state 1).

Support statistics: The bootstrap support for this clade was 0.34.

Systematic comment: Familial classification follows Imamura (1996). Generic composition and species recognition follow Eschmeyer View in CoL et al. (2017).

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