Datnioides

Datnioides
D. pulcher from Thailand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Datnioididae
Fowler, 1931
Genus: Datnioides
Bleeker, 1853
Type species
Datnioides polota
Bleeker, 1853

Datnioides is a genus of fish known commonly as the freshwater tripletails.[1] It is the only genus in the family Datnioididae. These fish are found in fresh and brackish waters of coastal areas, rivers and estuaries in South and Southeast Asia[1] and New Guinea.[2]

Some researchers suggest that this family is related to the tripletails, family Lobotidae, while others do not find enough evidence to make the suggestion. The two families share an apparently unique mode of tooth replacement, a trait which might be a synapomorphy.[3]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Datnioididae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Datnioides in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ↑ Hilton, E. J. & W. E. Bemis. (2005). Grouped tooth replacement in the oral jaws of the tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis (Perciformes: Lobotidae), with a discussion of its proposed relationship to Datnioides. Copeia 2005(3), 665-72.
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