Cocotropus

Cocotropus
(C. roseus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Aploactinidae
Genus: Cocotropus
Kaup, 1858
Type species
Corythobatus echinatus
Cantor, 1849
Synonyms
  • Insopiscis Whitley, 1933

Cocotropus is a genus of velvetfishes native to the Indian and western Pacific oceans.[1]

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Cocotropus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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