Aplodactylus


Aplodactylus is a genus of perciform fishes, the marblefishes, native to southern Australia, New Zealand, Peru, and Chile. They are also known as sea carps. This genus is the sole genus in the family Aplodactylidae.

[Etymology]

The genus name, meaning "simple finger", refers to some rays of the pectoral fins having a simple form. An emendation to Haplodactylus by Agassiz has been ruled as being unjustified.

Species

The five currently recognized species in this genus are: