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Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839

AphiaID

204798 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204798)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pteroinae Kaup, 1873

Synonymised names

Brachyrus Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted

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Species Dendrochirus koyo Matsunuma & Motomura, 2019
Species Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Dendrochirus barberi (Steindachner, 1900) accepted as Neochirus barberi (Steindachner, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Dendrochirus bellus (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) accepted as Neochirus bella (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Dendrochirus biocellatus (Fowler, 1938) accepted as Nemapterois biocellatus Fowler, 1938 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Dendrochirus brachypterus (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Neochirus brachyptera (Cuvier, 1829) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Dendrochirus chloreus Jenkins, 1903 accepted as Dendrochirus barberi (Steindachner, 1900) accepted as Neochirus barberi (Steindachner, 1900)
Species Dendrochirus hemprichi Matsunuma, Motomura & Bogorodsky, 2017 accepted as Neochirus hemprichi (Matsunuma, Motomura & Bogorodsky, 2017) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Dendrochirus hudsoni Jordan & Evermann, 1903 accepted as Dendrochirus barberi (Steindachner, 1900) accepted as Neochirus barberi (Steindachner, 1900)
Species Dendrochirus sausaulele Jordan & Seale, 1906 accepted as Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) (junior synonym)
Species Dendrochirus tuamotuensis Matsunuma & Motomura, 2013 accepted as Neochirus tuamotuensis (Matsunuma & Motomura, 2013) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204798 on 2026-07-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-07-31 06:57:06Z

changed

Camba Reu, Cibran

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]