''Diretmoides'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
spinyfin
Spinyfins are a family, Diretmidae, of trachichthyform fishes. The family name is derived from the type genus, '' Diretmus'', from Greek, ''di'' meaning "two" and ''eretmos'' meaning "oar". They are found worldwide in deep waters, as deep as .
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s with one species ''(pauciradiatus)'' known from the eastern
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
and the other ''(veriginae)'' known from the eastern
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Diretmoides pauciradiatus''
( Woods, 1973) (Longwing spinyfin)
* ''
Diretmoides veriginae''
Kotlyar, 1987
References
Diretmidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Alfred Post (zoologist)
Taxa named by Jean-Claude Quéro
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