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Cololabis

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Cololabis is a genus of sauries found in the eastern and northern Pacific Ocean. The name is derived from the Greek word kolos, meaning "short", and the Latin word labis, meaning "forceps", referring to the short beak of the type species Scombresox brevirostris.[2]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Cololabis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cololabis in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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Cololabis: Brief Summary

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Cololabis is a genus of sauries found in the eastern and northern Pacific Ocean. The name is derived from the Greek word kolos, meaning "short", and the Latin word labis, meaning "forceps", referring to the short beak of the type species Scombresox brevirostris.

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