''Luzonichthys'' is a

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ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

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Anthiinae Anthias are members of the family Serranidae and make up the subfamily Anthiinae. Anthias make up a sizeable portion of the population of pink, orange, and yellow reef fishes seen swarming in most coral reef photography and film. The name Anthi ...

of the

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Serranidae The Serranidae are a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 65 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers (subfamily Epinephelinae). Although many species are small, in some case ...

, the

grouper Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes. Not all serranids are called "groupers"; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name "grouper" is u ...

s and sea basses.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: * '' Luzonichthys earlei'' J. E. Randall, 1981 (Earle's splitfin) * '' Luzonichthys kiomeamea''

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, Pinheiro, Phelps, Perez-Matus & Rocha, 2019 (Easter Island splitfin)Bart Shepherd, Hudson T. Pinheiro, Tyler Phelps, Alejandro Perez-Matus and Luiz A. Rocha. 2019. Luzonichthys kiomeamea (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), A New Species from A Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 33; 17-27. OceanScienceFoundation.org/josf33c.html * '' Luzonichthys microlepis'' (

J. L. B. Smith James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ex ...

, 1955) (Slender splitfin) * ''

Luzonichthys seaver ''Luzonichthys'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in subfamily Anthiinae of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. Species There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: * '' Luzonichthys earlei'' J. E. Randall, 1981 ( ...

'' Copus, Ka'apu-Lyons & Pyle, 2015 (Seaver splitfin) * '' Luzonichthys taeniatus'' J. E. Randall & J. E. McCosker, 1992 (Striped splitfin) * ''

Luzonichthys waitei ''Luzonichthys'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in subfamily Anthiinae of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. Species There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: * '' Luzonichthys earlei'' J. E. Randall, 1981 ( ...

'' ( Fowler, 1931) (Waite's splitfin) * ''

Luzonichthys whitleyi ''Luzonichthys'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in subfamily Anthiinae of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. Species There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: * '' Luzonichthys earlei'' J. E. Randall, 1981 ( ...

'' (

, 1955) (Whitley's splitfin) * ''

Luzonichthys williamsi ''Luzonichthys'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in subfamily Anthiinae of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. Species There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: * '' Luzonichthys earlei'' J. E. Randall, 1981 ( ...

'' J. E. Randall & J. E. McCosker, 1992

References

Anthiinae {{Serranidae-stub