''Hime'' is a

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flagfin The Aulopidae are a small family of aulopiform fish. They are found in most tropical and subtropical oceans, and are commonly known as flagfins. The aulopids resemble lizardfishes in appearance, and range up to in length. They have large dorsal ...

s native to the eastern

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and the western

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Species

The recognized species in this genus are: * '' Hime capitonis'' M. F. Gomon & Struthers, 2015 (New Caledonian flagfin) Gomon, M.F. & Struthers, C.D. (2015): Three new species of the Indo-Pacific fish genus ''Hime'' (Aulopidae, Aulopiformes), all resembling the type species ''H. japonica'' (Günther 1877). ''Zootaxa, 4044 (3): 371–390.'' * '' Hime caudizoma'' M. F. Gomon & Struthers, 2015 (Indonesian flagfin) * '' Hime curtirostris'' ( J. M. Thomson, 1967) (short-snout threadsail) * '' Hime formosana'' ( S. C. Lee & W. C. Chao, 1994) * '' Hime japonica'' ( Günther, 1877) (Japanese thread-sail) * '' Hime microps'' Parin & Kotlyar, 1989 * '' Hime pyrhistion'' M. F. Gomon, Struthers & A. L. Stewart, 2013 (flaming flagfin) Gomon, M.F., Struthers, C.D. & Stewart, A.L. (2013): A New Genus and Two New Species of the Family Aulopidae (Aulopiformes), Commonly Referred to as Aulopus, Flagfins, Sergeant Bakers or Threadsails, in Australasian Waters. ''Species Diversity, 18 (2): 141–161.'' * '' Hime surrubea'' M. F. Gomon & Struthers, 2015 (rosy flagfin)

References

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