- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- SCORPAENIFORMES
- APLOACTINIDAE
- Pseudopataecus
Genus Pseudopataecus
A genus of velvetfishes with a greatly compressed head and body, a large number of dorsal and anal-fin ray elements, the frontal part of the cranium with laterally-bowed ridges forming a shallow fleshy depression, and the first dorsal-fin spine arising far forward on the head just before the eyes.
The genus comprises two species, both endemic to Australia. Pseudopataecus is from the Greek pseudo (= false), in reference to the superficial but false likeness to the pataecid genus Pataecus.
References
Johnson, J.W. 2004. Two new species and two new records of aploactinid fishes (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes) from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(2): 179-188. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1421
Johnson, J.W. 2012. Pseudopataecus carnatobarbatus, a new species of velvetfish (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes: Aploactinidae) from the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. Zootaxa 3245: 54–62. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3245.1.3